Case Name: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Ronald Hughes, Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1994-04-04
Citations: 203 A.D.2d 302
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Ronald Hughes, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 203
Pages: 302–302

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Ronald Hughes, Appellant.
[612 NYS2d 896]

Opinion:
—Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the County Court, Nassau County (Thorp, J.), rendered March 13, 1992, convicting him of murder in the second degree, and criminal possession of a weapon in the second degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.
Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.
Viewing the evidence adduced at trial in the light most favorable to the People (see, People v Contes, 60 NY2d 620, 621), we find that it was legally sufficient to establish the defendant's guilt beyond a reasonable doubt. The record establishes that the justification defense was disproved beyond a reasonable doubt. Moreover, 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]).
The sentence imposed was not excessive (see, People v Suitte, 90 AD2d 80).
The defendant's remaining contentions are unpreserved for appellate review or without merit. Balletta, J. P., Ritter, Copertino and Goldstein, JJ., concur.