Jackson v. Virginia
443 U.S. 307 (1979) Cited 77,659 times 16 Legal AnalysesHolding that courts conducting review of the sufficiency of the evidence to support a criminal conviction should view the "evidence in the light most favorable to the prosecution"
People v. Bracey
41 N.Y.2d 296 (N.Y. 1977) Cited 561 times 1 Legal AnalysesNoting that the case "poses an unusual problem . . . [because in] most attempt cases, the defendant's actual intent or purpose is not in issue and the only questions are whether he committed an overt act that went beyond the stage of mere preparation"
People v. Robinson
282 A.D.2d 75 (N.Y. App. Div. 2001) Cited 40 times 1 Legal AnalysesHandcuffing suspect and involuntarily transporting him to a police station where he was held in a cell for over two hours transformed stop into an arrest
People v. Lamont
113 A.D.3d 1069 (N.Y. App. Div. 2014) Cited 5 times2014-01-3 The PEOPLE of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Jafari LAMONT, Defendant–Appellant. Timothy P. Donaher, Public Defender, Rochester (Janet C. Somes of Counsel), for Defendant–Appellant. Jafari Lamont, Defendant–Appellant Pro Se. Timothy P. Donaher, Public Defender, Rochester (Janet C. Somes of Counsel), for Defendant–Appellant. Jafari Lamont, Defendant–Appellant Pro Se. Sandra Doorley, District Attorney, Rochester (Erin Tubbs of Counsel), for Respondent. PRESENT: FAHEY, J.P., PERADOTTO