Case Name: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Jose M. Burgos, Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 2005-05-16
Citations: 18 A.D.3d 667
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Jose M. Burgos, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 18
Pages: 667–667

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Jose M. Burgos, Appellant.
[794 NYS2d 684]

Opinion:
— Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Gerges, J.), rendered April 9, 2002, convicting him of sodomy in the first degree (three counts), aggravated sexual abuse in the third degree, sexual abuse in the first degree, robbery in the first degree, burglary in the first degree, and assault in the second degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.
Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.
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 [1903]). 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 [1974]). Upon the exercise of our factual review power, we are satisfied that the verdict of guilt was not against the weight of the evidence (CPL 470.15 [5]).
The sentence imposed was not excessive (see People v Suitte, 90 AD2d 80 [1982]). Prudenti, P.J., Adams, Rivera and Fisher, JJ., concur.