Case Name: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Linden Hodge, Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1996-12-09
Citations: 234 A.D.2d 389
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Linden Hodge, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 234
Pages: 389–389

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Linden Hodge, Appellant.
[651 NYS2d 330]

Opinion:
—Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Friedman, J.), rendered November 21, 1994, convicting him of arson in the second degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence. Justice Krausman has been substituted for the late Justice Hart (see, 22 NYCRR 670.1 [c]).
Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.
The defendant's claim that the evidence was legally insufficient was not preserved for appellate review (see, CPL 470.05 [2]). 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, 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). 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 of guilt was not against the weight of the evidence (see, CPL 470.15 [5]).
We have examined the defendant's remaining contentions and find them to be without merit. Miller, J. P., Ritter, Copertino and Krausman, JJ., concur.