People v. Irwin’s Empirical Analysis

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1. “[vfiewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the People (see People v. Thompson, 72 N.Y.2d 410 , 413 [ 534 N.Y.S.2d 132 , 530 N.E.2d 839 (1988)], rearg. denied 73 N.Y.2d 870 [ 537 N.Y.S.2d 489 , 534 N.E.2d 327 (1989) ]), and according the People the benefit of every favorable inference (see People v. Ford, 66 N.Y.2d 428 , 437 [ 497 N.Y.S.2d 637 , 488 N.E.2d 458 (1985) ]), we conclude that there is a “valid line of reasoning and permissible inferences which could lead a rational person to the conclusion reached by the jury on the basis of the evidence at trial” (People v. Bleakley, 69 N.Y.2d 490 , 495 [ 515 N.Y.S.2d 761 , 508 N.E.2d 672 (1987) ]). Medical evidence established that, as a result of the stabbing, the victim lost two liters of blood before he was attended to by emergency medical personnel, and thus the jury could properly find that if the “injuries had been left untreated [the victim] could have bled to death ” (People v. Jeanty, 268 A.D.2d 675 , 678 [ 702 N.Y.S.2d 194 (2000) ], lv. denied 94 N.Y.2d 949 [ 710 N.Y.S.2d 5 , 731 N.E.2d 622 (2000) ]).”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Santone v. Fischer

2. “the victim’s wounds required surgery and, although the victim was unavailable to testify, photographs depicting the sutured wounds to the victim’s arm and hand were admitted in evidence. We conclude that the jury could reasonably infer from that evidence that the sutured wounds resulted in permanent scars (see generally People v. Gagliardo, 283 A.D.2d 964 [ 724 N.Y.S.2d 919 (2001)], lv. denied 96 N.Y.2d 901 [ 730 N.Y.S.2d 798 , 756 N.E.2d 86 (2001) ]).”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Santone v. Fischer