People v. Urquidez, 2001-09991.
| Decision Date | 29 March 2004 |
| Docket Number | 2001-09991. |
| Citation | 5 A.D.3d 800,2004 NY Slip Op 02423,773 N.Y.S.2d 567 |
| Parties | THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Respondent, v. ROBERT URQUIDEZ, Appellant. |
| Court | New York Supreme Court — Appellate Division |
Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.
We reject the defendant's contention that the fingerprint evidence was inadequate to connect him to the crimes for which he was convicted. Fingerprint evidence, although circumstantial in nature, is sufficient proof if it leads to a conclusion of guilt beyond a reasonable doubt and excludes every reasonable hypothesis of innocence (see People v Hirsch, 280 AD2d 612 [2001]; People v Murray, 168 AD2d 573 [1990]). The record established that the defendant's fingerprint was found on the bottom of a cigar box at the crime scene, and that the cigar box was kept in an area inaccessible to the public. Viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the prosecution (see People v Contes, 60 NY2d 620 [1983]), we find that it was legally sufficient to establish the defendant's guilt beyond a reasonable doubt (see People v Harden, 174 AD2d 691 [1991]; People v Vasquez, 131 AD2d 523 [1987]; People v DiBlasi, 130 AD2d 679 [1987]; People v Mercado, 117 AD2d 627 [1986]).
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