People v. Alvarez
Opinion of the Court
Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Queens County (Finnegan, J.), rendered April 13, 1989, convicting him of burglary in the second degree and possession of burglar’s tools, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.
Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.
The defendant contends that, given the limited opportunity the People’s main witness had to view the perpetrator, that witness’s identification of him is not worthy of belief. However, resolution of issues of credibility, as well as the weight to be accorded to the evidence presented, are primarily questions
The defendant’s contention that the prosecutor’s summation deprived him of a fair trial is without merit, as all but one comment that the defendant complains of were not inappropriate, and the remaining comment was simply not so egregious as to have deprived him of a fair trial.
The sentence imposed is not unduly harsh or excessive (see, People v Suitte, 90 AD2d 80). Brown, J. P., Eiber, Rosenblatt and Ritter, JJ., concur.
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