Case Name: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Varsey Johnson, Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 2003-05-19
Citations: 305 A.D.2d 615
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Varsey Johnson, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 305
Pages: 615–615

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Varsey Johnson, Appellant.
[759 NYS2d 361]

Opinion:
—Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Knipel, J.), rendered June 6, 2001, convicting him of murder in the second degree, upon a jury trial, 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 [1983]), we find that it was legally sufficient to establish the defendant's guilt beyond a reasonable doubt. 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]).
The defendant's remaining contention is unpreserved for appellate review and, in any event, is without merit. Altman, J.P., Cozier, Mastro and Rivera, JJ., concur.