Case Name: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Timothy Turner, Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 2012-11-09
Citations: 100 A.D.3d 1450
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Timothy Turner, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 100
Pages: 1450–1450

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Timothy Turner, Appellant.
[953 NYS2d 540]

Opinion:
— Appeal from a judgment of the Monroe County Court (Richard A. Keenan, J.), rendered July 6, 2006. The judgment convicted defendant, upon a jury verdict, of criminal possession of a controlled substance in the third degree, criminal sale of a controlled substance in the third degree and operating a motor vehicle without a license.
It is hereby ordered that the judgment so appealed from is unanimously affirmed.
Memorandum: Defendant appeals from a judgment convicting him upon a jury verdict of, inter alia, criminal possession of a controlled substance in the third degree (Penal Law § 220.16 [1]). Viewing the evidence in light of the elements of the crimes as charged to the jury (see People v Danielson, 9 NY3d 342, 349 [2007]), we reject defendant's contention that the verdict is against the weight of the evidence (see People v Bleakley, 69 NY2d 490, 495 [1987]). "[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" (People v Hernandez, 288 AD2d 489, 490 [2001], lv denied 97 NY2d 729 [2002]; see People v Sorrentino, 12 AD3d 1197, 1197-1198 [2004], lv denied 4 NY3d 748 [2004]; People v Hernandez, 288 AD2d 489, 490 [2001], lv denied 97 NY2d 729 [2002]). Present — Scudder, PJ., Fahey, Garni, Valentino and Martoche, JJ.