Case Name: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Raphael Munoz, Also Known as Rafael Munoz, Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1993-11-29
Citations: 198 A.D.2d 525
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Raphael Munoz, Also Known as Rafael Munoz, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 198
Pages: 525–525

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Raphael Munoz, Also Known as Rafael Munoz, Appellant.
[605 NYS2d 923]

Opinion:
—Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Beldock, J.), rendered September 19, 1990, convicting him of criminal sale of a controlled substance in the third degree, and criminal possession of a controlled substance in the third degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.
Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.
The defendant failed to preserve for appellate review his contention that the evidence was legally insufficient to establish his identity as the seller of cocaine in the form commonly known as crack (see, People v Bynum, 70 NY2d 858; People v Udzinski, 146 AD2d 245). In any event, 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 (see, People v Maisonet, 172 AD2d 274). Moreover, upon the exercise of our factual review power, we are satisfied that the verdict was not against the weight of the evidence (see, CPL 470.15 [5]). Balletta, J. P., Rosenblatt, Santucci and Joy, JJ., concur.