Case Name: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Sylvester Thomas, Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 2000-05-04
Citations: 272 A.D.2d 83
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Sylvester Thomas, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 272
Pages: 83–83

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Sylvester Thomas, Appellant.
[714 NYS2d 667]

Opinion:
—Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (Marcy Kahn, J.), rendered March 21, 1997, convicting defendant, after a jury trial, of one count of driving while intoxicated, and sentencing him to a term of IV3 to 4 years, unanimously affirmed.
The verdict was based on legally sufficient evidence and was not against the weight of the evidence. There is no basis upon which to disturb the jury's determinations concerning credibility.
The court's Sandoval ruling balanced the appropriate factors and was a proper exercise of discretion (see, People v Walker, 83 NY2d 455, 458-459). Defendant's testimony opened the door to, at the very least, the limited modification of the court's initial ruling. Concur — Rubin, J. P., Andrias, Saxe, Buckley and Friedman, JJ.