Case Name: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Julius Sanders, Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 2005-11-28
Citations: 23 A.D.3d 679
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Julius Sanders, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 23
Pages: 679–680

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Julius Sanders, Appellant.
[804 NYS2d 268]

Opinion:
by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County (J. Goldberg, J.), rendered May 21, 2004, convicting him of robbery in the second degree and grand larceny in the fourth degree, after a nonjury trial, and imposing sentence.
Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.
Viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the prosecution, we find that it was legally sufficient to establish the defendant's guilt of robbery in the second degree beyond a reasonable doubt (see People v Contes, 60 NY2d 620 [1983]; Penal Law § 160.10 [1]). 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 trier of fact, 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 [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 (see CPL 470.15 [5]). Crane, J.P., Ritter, Goldstein and Lifson, JJ., concur.