Case Name: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Maged El Sharawy, Also Known as Maged Elsharary, Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1993-11-29
Citations: 198 A.D.2d 516
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Maged El Sharawy, Also Known as Maged Elsharary, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 198
Pages: 516–516

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Maged El Sharawy, Also Known as Maged Elsharary, Appellant.
[605 NYS2d 917]

Opinion:
—Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Queens County (Harbater, J.), rendered January 8, 1992, convicting him of grand larceny in the third degree and forgery in the second degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.
Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.
Viewing the evidence adduced at the trial in the light most favorable to the People (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, resolution of issues of credibility, as well as the weight to be accorded to the evidence presented, are primarily questions to be determined by the jury, which saw and heard the witnesses (see, People v Gaimari, 176 NY 84, 94). Its determination should be accorded great weight on appeal and should not be disturbed unless clearly unsupported by the record (see, People v Garafolo, 44 AD2d 86, 88). 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]).
The defendant's remaining contentions are either unpreserved for appellate review or without merit. Balletta, J. P., Rosenblatt, Santucci and Joy, JJ., concur.