Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, 2017

People v. Cornelius

People v. Cornelius
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York · Decided October 19, 2017 · Acosta, Friedman, Moulton, Oing, Webber
2017 NY Slip Op 7314; 154 A.D.3d 543; 61 N.Y.S.3d 894
People v. Cornelius

Opinion

Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (William A. Wetzel, J.), rendered February 29, 2008, convicting defendant, after a jury trial, of murder in the second degree and criminal possession of a weapon in the second and third degrees, and sentencing him to an aggregate term of 17V2 years to life, unanimously affirmed.

The verdict was not against the weight of the evidence (see People v Danielson, 9 NY3d 342, 348 [2007]). There is no basis for disturbing the jury’s credibility determinations, including its evaluation of alleged inconsistencies and the fact that some witnesses received benefits for their testimony.

We perceive no basis for reducing the sentence.

Concur— Acosta, P.J., Friedman, Webber, Oing and Moulton, JJ.

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