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Date Created: 2024-08-24T03:29:51.129683

The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Marcus Washington, Appellant.
   by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Queens County (Chetta, J.) rendered February 26, 1980, convicting him of murder in the second degree (two counts), burglary in the first degree, and arson in the second degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.

Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.

Viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the prosecution (see, People v Contes, 60 NY2d 620), we find the evidence was legally sufficient to establish the defendant’s guilt beyond a reasonable doubt. The defendant contends that the prosecution’s witnesses should not have been believed by the jury. However, 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). The jury’s determination should be accorded great weight on appeal and should not be disturbed unless clearly unsupported by the record (see, People v Garafolo, 44 AD2d 86, 88). Moreover, 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]).

We have considered the defendant’s remaining contentions, including those raised in his pro se supplemental brief, and find them to be without merit. Mollen, P. J., Bracken, Spatt and Sullivan, JJ., concur.