Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, 2002

People v. Woodbine

People v. Woodbine
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York · Decided August 19, 2002
297 A.D.2d 353; 746 N.Y.2d 404; 746 N.Y.S.2d 404; 2002 N.Y. App. Div. LEXIS 7988
People v. Woodbine

Opinion of the Court

Viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the prosecution (see People v Contes, 60 NY2d 620), we find that it was legally sufficient to establish the defendant’s guilt of depraved indifference murder beyond a reasonable doubt. Moreover, resolution of issues of credibility, as well as the weight to be accorded to the evidence presented, are primarily questions to be determined by the jury, which saw and heard the witnesses (see People v Gaimari, 176 NY 84, 94). Its determination should be accorded great weight on appeal and should not be disturbed unless clearly unsupported by the record (see People v Ga*354rafolo, 44 AD2d 86, 88). 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 [5]). Altman, J.P., Krausman, Schmidt and Crane, JJ., concur.

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