Case Name: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Angelo Atilio, Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1989-11-20
Citations: 155 A.D.2d 604
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Angelo Atilio, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 155
Pages: 604–605

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Angelo Atilio, Appellant.

Opinion:
— Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Queens County (Giaccio, J.), rendered April 6, 1988, convicting him of criminal sale of a controlled substance in the third degree and criminal possession 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, while there were minor inconsistencies in the testimony of the People's witnesses, 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 those 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 (CPL 470.15 [5]).
Finally, the comments of the prosecutor were a proper response to remarks made by the defense counsel in summation (see, People v Clark, 132 AD2d 704; People v Colon, 122 AD2d 151). Brown, J. P., Fiber, Harwood and Rosenblatt, JJ., concur.