Case Name: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Edwin Montanez, Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1987-11-10
Citations: 134 A.D.2d 928
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Edwin Montanez, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 134
Pages: 928–929

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Edwin Montanez, Appellant.

Opinion:
— Judgment unanimously affirmed. Memorandum: Defendant contends that the evidence convicting him of robbery and burglary in the first degree was legally insufficient because the testimony of an accomplice, Jones, was not sufficiently corroborated. We disagree. There was ample evidence entirely independent of Jones which, viewed as a whole, was sufficient to connect defendant with the commission of these crimes (People v Hudson, 51 NY2d 233). Corroborating evidence may be direct or circumstantial (People v Daniels, 37 NY2d 624; People v Kampshoff, 53 AD2d 325, 331, cert denied 433 US 911). We have reviewed defendant's other contentions and find them without merit. (Appeal from judgment of Oneida County Court, Buckley, J., Darrigrand, J., at trial and suppression issue — burglary, first degree.) Present — Doerr, J. P., Boomer, Pine, Lawton and Davis, JJ.