Case Name: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Juan Torres, Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 2006-12-12
Citations: 35 A.D.3d 225
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Juan Torres, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 35
Pages: 225–225

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Juan Torres, Appellant.
[824 NYS2d 709]

Opinion:
Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (Marcy L. Kahn, J.), rendered February 11, 1998, convicting defendant, after a jury trial, of criminal sale of a controlled substance in the third degree, and sentencing him to a term of 2V2 to 772 years, unanimously affirmed.
The verdict was based on legally sufficient evidence and was not against the weight of the evidence (see People v Bleakley, 69 NY2d 490 [1987]). There is no basis for disturbing the jury's determinations concerning identification and credibility. Concur—Saxe, J.P, Sullivan, Williams, Sweeny and Malone, JJ.