Case Name: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Gary Veil, Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1990-09-17
Citations: 165 A.D.2d 838
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Gary Veil, Appellant.
Judges: Mangano, P. J., Thompson, Lawrence and O’Brien, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 165
Pages: 838–839

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Gary Veil, Appellant.

Opinion:
Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Queens County (Leahy, J.), rendered April 27, 1989, convicting him of criminal sale of a controlled substance in the third degree and unlawful possession of marihuana, 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 that it was legally sufficient to establish the defendant's guilt beyond a reasonable doubt. Although there were some minor inconsistencies in the testimony of the principal prosecution witnesses, it is well settled that 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 Garafolo, 44 AD2d 86, 88). Upon the exercise of our factual review power, we are satisfied that the verdict was not against the weight of the evidence (see, CPL 470.15 [5]).
We have reviewed the defendant's remaining argument that the sentence imposed was excessive and find it to be without merit (see, People v Suitte, 90 AD2d 80).
Mangano, P. J., Thompson, Lawrence and O'Brien, JJ., concur.