Case Name: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Mohammed Ashraf Ali, Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1998-02-02
Citations: 247 A.D.2d 396
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Mohammed Ashraf Ali, Appellant.
Judges: Mangano, P. J., Joy, Altman and Luciano, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 247
Pages: 396–397

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Mohammed Ashraf Ali, Appellant.
[667 NYS2d 922]

Opinion:
Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Queens County (Katz, J.), rendered August 15, 1994, convicting him of murder in the second degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.
Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.
The defendant's contention that the evidence was legally insufficient to support his conviction is unpreserved for appellate review (see, CPL 470.05 [2]; 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. Moreover, the 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, including those raised in his supplemental pro se brief, are either unpreserved for appellate review or without merit.
Mangano, P. J., Joy, Altman and Luciano, JJ., concur.