Case Name: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Tyrone Ferreira, Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1995-02-02
Citations: 212 A.D.2d 356
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Tyrone Ferreira, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 212
Pages: 356–356

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Tyrone Ferreira, Appellant.
[623 NYS2d 98]

Opinion:
—Judgment, Supreme Court, Bronx County (Joseph Mazur, J.), rendered October 25, 1993, convicting defendant, after a nonjury trial, of manslaughter in the first degree and criminal possession of a weapon in the fourth degree, and sentencing him to concurrent terms of 6 to 18 years and 1 year, respectively, unanimously affirmed.
The verdict was not against the weight of the evidence (see, People v Bleakley, 69 NY2d 490). The court, which was in the best position to assess credibility, properly rejected defendant's claim of justification, which was based entirely on his own testimony and contradicted by credible witnesses.
We perceive no abuse of sentencing discretion. Concur—Ellerin, J. P., Kupferman, Asch and Rubin, JJ.