People v. Zorcik
Cases that cite this one
42 later published cases cite this decision. The 25 that cite it most often are listed here.
- People v. Pauli (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York 1987)
- People v. Santana (Luis) (Appellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York 2019)
- People v. Hall (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York 1991)
- People v. Rolland (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York 1987)
- People v. Smith (N.Y. 1986)
- Siddique v. City of New York (District Court, E.D. New York 2025)
- People v. Sanon (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York 2020)
- People v. Brissett (Wesley) (Appellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York 2019)
- People v. Camacho (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York 2019)
- People v. Childress (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York 2017)
- People v. Colon (Jerry) (Appellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York 2016)
- Lewis v. Caputo (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York 2012)
- People v. Gonzalez (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York 2010)
- People v. Jackson (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York 2009)
- People v. Garcia (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York 2008)
- People v. Giles (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York 2007)
- People v. Charles (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York 2006)
- People v. Derrell (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York 2004)
- In re Toniqua A. (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York 2004)
- People v. Li (Nassau County District Court 2002)
- People v. Frias (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York 2001)
- People v. Bullock (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York 2001)
- People v. Cintron (N.Y. 2000)
- People v. Fryar (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York 2000)
- People v. Speyer (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York 1998)
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Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Memorandum.
The order of the Appellate Division should be affirmed.
Knowledge that property is stolen may be shown circumstantially, such as by evidence of recent exclusive possession, defendant’s conduct or contradictory statements from which guilt may be inferred (People v Reisman, 29 NY2d 278, 285-286, cert denied 405 US 1041; People v Von Werne, 41 NY2d 584, 590). In this prosecution for criminal possession of stolen property in the first degree, the evidence was sufficient for the jury to infer that defendant knew the car he possessed had been stolen. For example, defendant admitted having had possession of the vehicle within six hours after the theft was reported; his story that "John” had left the car with him for repair on August 12 or 15, 1982 was contradicted by the owner, who testified that she had possession of the car until August 18, when it was stolen; defendant was unable to identify "John” or furnish accurate information as to his whereabouts; the car’s radio had been removed and the locks tampered with; and the car had affixed to it the license plates of a vehicle which had been at defendant’s shop just before being scrapped, thus affording defendant an opportunity to obtain those plates.
Defendant’s other claims are either unpreserved or without merit.
Chief Judge Wachtler and Judges Meyer, Simons, Kaye, Alexander and Titone concur; Judge Hancock, Jr., taking no part.
Order affirmed in a memorandum.
Case-law data current through December 31, 2025. Source: CourtListener bulk data.