Case Name: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Paul Pacheco, Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 2013-05-14
Citations: 106 A.D.3d 485
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Paul Pacheco, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 106
Pages: 485–485

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Paul Pacheco, Appellant.
[964 NYS2d 526]

Opinion:
—Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (Laura A. Ward, J), rendered October 21, 2011, convicting defendant, after a jury trial, of assault in the second degree and criminal possession of a weapon in the third degree, and sentencing him, as a second felony offender, to concurrent terms of three years, and 2 to 4 years, respectively, unanimously affirmed.
The verdict was not against the weight of the evidence (see People v Danielson, 9 NY3d 342, 348-349 [2007]). The evidence disproved defendant's justification defense beyond a reasonable doubt. There is no basis for disturbing the jury's credibility determinations. The testimony of a disinterested eyewitness generally corroborated the victim's account of the incident. Concur—Friedman, J.P., Richter, Feinman, Gische and Clark, JJ.