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People v. Bleakley

Citations

  • 69 N.Y.2d 490
  • 508 N.E.2d 672
  • 515 N.Y.S.2d 761
  • 1987 N.Y. LEXIS 16344

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • acknowledging that each doctrine “requires a discrete analysis”
  • weight of the evidence is based on court’s factual review power; sufficiency of evidence claim based on the law
  • “‘A “weight of the evidence” argument is a pure state law claim grounded in New York Criminal Procedure Law § 470.15(5
  • court of appeals erred in failing to conduct statutorily required factual-sufficiency review when defendant claimed evidence was insufficient
  • CPL § 470.15(5) permits intermediate appellate courts in New York to “weigh the relative probative force of conflicting testimony and the relative strength of conflicting inferences that may be drawn from the testimony”
  • weight of the evidence is based on the court’s factual review power

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Judges: Bellacosa

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