Case Name: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Kareem Puarto, Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1998-02-23
Citations: 247 A.D.2d 638
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Kareem Puarto, Appellant.
Judges: O’Brien, J. P., Sullivan, Friedmann and Goldstein, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 247
Pages: 638–639

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Kareem Puarto, Appellant.
[668 NYS2d 485]

Opinion:
Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Rappaport, J.), rendered September 13, 1995, convicting him of criminal possession of a controlled substance in the third degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.
Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.
Viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the prosecution (see, People v Contes, 60 NY2d 620), we find that it was legally sufficient to establish the defendant's guilt 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 defendant's sentence was not excessive (see, People v Suitte, 90 AD2d 80).
The defendant's remaining contentions are without merit.
O'Brien, J. P., Sullivan, Friedmann and Goldstein, JJ., concur.