Case Name: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Christian Bierd, Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 2007-12-11
Citations: 46 A.D.3d 697
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Christian Bierd, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 46
Pages: 697–698

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Christian Bierd, Appellant.
[846 NYS2d 916]

Opinion:
by the defendant from a judgment of the County Court, Suffolk County (Kerins, J.), rendered October 28, 2003, convicting him of rape in the second degree (two counts), after a nonjury trial, 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 [1983]), 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 (see CPL 470.15 [5]), we are satisfied that the verdict of guilt was not against the weight of the evidence (see People v Romero, 7 NY3d 633 [2006]). Schmidt, J.P., Skelos, Covello and Balkin, JJ., concur.