PEOPLE v. PAULETTA

Nos. 5731, 3010/08.

88 A.D.3d 532 (2011)

931 N.Y.S.2d 214

2011 NY Slip Op 7272

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Respondent, v. Luis PAULETTA, Appellant.

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, First Department.

Decided October 18, 2011.


The verdict was not against the weight of the evidence (see People v Danielson, 9 N.Y.3d 342, 348-349 [2007]). There is no basis for disturbing the jury's credibility determinations. The evidence warrants the inference that when defendant attacked the victim with a knife, he did so with homicidal intent.

The court properly exercised its discretion in determining that defendant's cross-examination opened the door to previously...

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