Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, 2004

People v. Thornton

People v. Thornton
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York · Decided October 26, 2004
11 A.D.3d 389; 785 N.Y.S.2d 42; 2004 N.Y. App. Div. LEXIS 12455
People v. Thornton

Opinion of the Court

Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (Michael J. Obús, J), rendered January 25, 2001, convicting defendant, after a nonjury trial, of endangering the welfare of a child, attempted sexual abuse in the second degree and public lewdness, and sentencing him to concurrent terms of 30 days concurrent with three years’ probation, unanimously affirmed.

The verdict was based on legally sufficient evidence and was not against the weight of the evidence. There is no basis for disturbing the court’s determinations concerning identification and credibility (see People v Bleakley, 69 NY2d 490, 495 [1987]). A surveillance videotape and other records relating to defendant’s withdrawal of money from a bank under circumstances described by the victim provided strong corroboration for the victim’s testimony. We have considered and rejected defendant’s remaining arguments. Concur—Tom, J.P., Sullivan, Lerner, Gonzalez and Catterson, JJ.

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