Case Name: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Leonard Parker, Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1993-12-20
Citations: 199 A.D.2d 426
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Leonard Parker, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 199
Pages: 426–426

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Leonard Parker, Appellant.
[608 NYS2d 86]

Opinion:
Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Queens County (Demakos, J.), rendered March 30, 1992, convicting him of 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 contends that the jury verdict finding him guilty of criminal possession of a controlled substance in the third degree was against the weight of the evidence. 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]).
We have considered the defendant's remaining contentions and find them to be without merit. Copertino, J. P., Pizzuto, Santucci and Joy, JJ., concur.