Case Name: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Miguel Cruz, Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1998-02-24
Citations: 247 A.D.2d 306
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Miguel Cruz, Appellant.
Judges: Concur — Rosenberger, J. P., Wallach, Williams and Tom, JJ.
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 247
Pages: 306–306

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Miguel Cruz, Appellant.
[668 NYS2d 884]

Opinion:
Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (Harold Beeler, J.), rendered January 30, 1996, convicting defendant, after a jury trial, of criminal possession of a weapon in the third degree, and sentencing him to a term of 3½ to 7 years, unanimously affirmed.
The court's supplemental instructions were proper. We agree with the court that the prosecution's case was based on both direct and circumstantial evidence (see, People v Daddona, 81 NY2d 990; People v Cedeno, 175 AD2d 767, lv denied 79 NY2d 854). In any event, the supplemental instructions conveyed the appropriate standards concerning circumstantial evidence (see, People v Ford, 66 NY2d 428, 442; People v Morris, 36 NY2d 877).
Concur — Rosenberger, J. P., Wallach, Williams and Tom, JJ.