Case Name: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Josie Brown, Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1998-04-27
Citations: 249 A.D.2d 557
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Josie Brown, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 249
Pages: 557–557

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Josie Brown, Appellant.
[671 NYS2d 350]

Opinion:
—Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Queens County (Blumenfeld, J.), rendered January 28, 1997, convicting her of assault in the second degree and petit larceny, after a nonjury trial, and imposing sentence.
Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.
The defendant's contention that the evidence was legally insufficient to support a conviction is unpreserved for appellate review (see, CPL 470.05 [2]; People v Gray, 86 NY2d 10; People v Udzinski, 146 AD2d 245). In any event, 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. Moreover, the 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 trier of fact 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]).
The defendant's remaining contention is unpresexved for appellate review (see, People v Robinson, 88 NY2d 1001) and, in any event, without merit. O'Brien, J. P., Santucci, Altman and Friedmann, JJ., concur.