Case Name: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Daniel Rodriguez, Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 2009-05-07
Citations: 62 A.D.3d 460
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Daniel Rodriguez, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 62
Pages: 460–460

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Daniel Rodriguez, Appellant.
[880 NYS2d 6]

Opinion:
Judgment, Supreme Court, Bronx County (Richard Lee Price, J.), rendered November 8, 2006, convicting defendant, after a jury trial, of assault in the third degree, and sentencing him to a term of one year, unanimously affirmed.
The verdict was not against the weight of the evidence (see People v Danielson, 9 NY3d 342, 348-349 [2007]). There is no basis for disturbing the jury's determinations concerning credibility, and the fact that the jury acquitted defendant of another charge does not warrant a different conclusion (see People v Rayam, 94 NY2d 557 [2000]). The credible evidence disproved defendant's justification defense beyond a reasonable doubt. Concur—Mazzarelli, J.P., Sweeny, Nardelli, Freedman and Richter, JJ.