Case Name: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. William Ruiz, Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1997-03-03
Citations: 237 A.D.2d 313
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v William Ruiz, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 237
Pages: 313–313

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v William Ruiz, Appellant.
[655 NYS2d 382]

Opinion:
Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Lipp, J.), rendered April 21, 1995, convicting him of criminal sale of a controlled substance in the third 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 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 contentions are either unpreserved for appellate review or without merit. Rosenblatt, J. P., Ritter, Copertino and Krausman, JJ., concur.