Case Name: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Michael Goodson, Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 2006-01-17
Citations: 25 A.D.3d 444
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Michael Goodson, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 25
Pages: 444–444

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Michael Goodson, Appellant.
[806 NYS2d 874]

Opinion:
Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (Charles J. Tejada, J.), rendered March 30, 2004, convicting defendant, after a nonjury trial, of criminal possession of a controlled substance in the fourth degree, and sentencing him, as a second felony offender to a term of 3 to 6 years, unanimously affirmed.
The verdict was not against the weight of the evidence. There is no basis for disturbing the court's determinations concerning credibility, including its rejection of defendant's implausible explanation of how he came to make a written confession (see People v Gaimari, 176 NY 84, 94 [1903]). Concur—Tom, J.P., Mazzarelli, Sullivan, Nardelli and McGuire, JJ.