Case Name: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Claudio Lopez, Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 2008-04-29
Citations: 50 A.D.3d 1160
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Claudio Lopez, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 50
Pages: 1160–1160

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Claudio Lopez, Appellant.
[855 NYS2d 377]

Opinion:
Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Queens County (Eng, J.), rendered September 20, 2005, convicting him of assault in the second degree and criminal possession of a weapon 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, we find that it was legally sufficient to establish the defendant's guilt beyond a reasonable doubt (see People v Contes, 60 NY2d 620, 621 [1983]). Moreover, resolution of issues of credibility is primarily a matter to be determined by the jury, which saw and heard the witnesses, and its determination should be accorded great deference on appeal (see People v Romero, 7 NY3d 633, 644-645 [2006]; People v Mateo, 2 NY3d 383, 410 [2004], cert denied 542 US 946 [2004]). Upon the exercise of our factual review power (see CPL 470.15 [5]), we are satisfied that the verdict of guilt was not against the weight of the evidence (see People v Romero, 7 NY3d 633 [2006]).
The defendant's remaining contentions are without merit. Prudenti, P.J., Fisher, Miller and Balkin, JJ., concur.