Case Name: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Melvin Carr, Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1998-04-27
Citations: 249 A.D.2d 558
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Melvin Carr, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 249
Pages: 558–559

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Melvin Carr, Appellant.
[671 NYS2d 343]

Opinion:
—Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Friedman, J.), rendered October 7, 1996, convicting him of robbery in the first degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.
Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.
The defendant's challenges to the legal sufficiency of the evidence are 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, 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]).
The defendant's sentence was not excessive (see, People v Suitte, 90 AD2d 80). Ritter, J. P., Sullivan, Krausman and Luciano, JJ., concur.