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People v. Cross

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Jan 25, 1999
257 A.D.2d 663 (N.Y. App. Div. 1999)

Opinion

January 25, 1999.

Appeal from the Supreme Court, Kings County (Tomei, J.).


Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.

The defendant contends that guilt was not proven because the only eyewitness who testified for the People offered a physically impossible version of the facts. Specifically, the People's witness testified that the defendant shot the victim in the head and was later contradicted by the medical examiner who found no wound to the victim's head other than minor lacerations on his face. We disagree. Viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the prosecution ( see, People v. Contes, 60 N.Y.2d 620), we find that it was legally sufficient to establish the defendant's guilt beyond a reasonable doubt. Morever, resolutions of issues of credibility, as well as the weight to be accorded to the evidence presented, are primarily questions to be determined by the finder of fact, and its determination should not be disturbed unless clearly unsupported by the record ( see, People v. Garafolo, 44 A.D.2d 86). Upon the exercise of our factual review power, we are satisfied that the verdict of guilt was not against the weight of the evidence ( see, CPL 470.15).

The defendant's remaining contentions are either unpreserved for appellate review or without merit.

Mangano, P. J., O'Brien, Krausman and Goldstein, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

People v. Cross

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Jan 25, 1999
257 A.D.2d 663 (N.Y. App. Div. 1999)
Case details for

People v. Cross

Case Details

Full title:THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Respondent, v. JERMAINE CROSS…

Court:Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department

Date published: Jan 25, 1999

Citations

257 A.D.2d 663 (N.Y. App. Div. 1999)
685 N.Y.S.2d 91

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