Case Name: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Marlon Arocha, Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1993-11-08
Citations: 198 A.D.2d 288
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Marlon Arocha, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 198
Pages: 288–289

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Marlon Arocha, Appellant.
[604 NYS2d 818]

Opinion:
—Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Queens County (Plug, J.), rendered June 14, 1991, convicting him of robbery 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, 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, 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]).
We have reviewed the defendant's remaining contentions and find them to be either unpreserved for appellate review or without merit. Lawrence, J. P., Eiber, O'Brien and Santucci, JJ., concur.