Case Name: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Rolando Torres, Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 2001-10-11
Citations: 287 A.D.2d 302
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Rolando Torres, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 287
Pages: 302–303

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Rolando Torres, Appellant.
[731 NYS2d 363]

Opinion:
—Judgment, Supreme Court, Bronx County (William Mogulescu, J.), rendered May 11, 1999, convicting defendant, after a jury trial, of attempted murder in the second degree, assault in the first degree and criminal possession of a weapon in the second degree, and sentencing him to concurrent terms of 6 to 12 years, 6 to 12 years, and 3 to 6 years, respectively, unanimously affirmed.
The verdict was not against the weight of the evidence. Is sues of credibility, including the weight to be given to the victim's drug abuse and his initial false statements to the police, were properly considered by the trier of facts and there is no basis upon which to disturb its determinations (see, People v Bleakley, 69 NY2d 490).
We perceive no basis for reduction of sentence. Concur— Nardelli, J. P., Lerner, Rubin, Saxe and Marlow, JJ.