Case Name: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. John Buckley, Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 2013-04-18
Citations: 105 A.D.3d 588
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v John Buckley, Appellant.
Judges: Concur—Andrias, J.P, Acosta, Freedman, Richter and Gische, JJ.
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 105
Pages: 588–588

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v John Buckley, Appellant.
[962 NYS2d 903]

Opinion:
—Judgment, Supreme Court, Bronx County (George R. Villegas, J.), rendered January 19, 2010, convicting defendant, after a jury trial, of attempted assault in the third degree, and sentencing him to a conditional discharge, unanimously affirmed.
The verdict was based on legally sufficient evidence and was not against the weight of the evidence (see People v Danielson, 9 NY3d 342, 348-349 [2007]). There is no basis for disturbing the jury's determinations concerning identification and credibility. The fact that the jury acquitted defendant of robbery and larceny charges does not warrant a different conclusion (see People v Rayam, 94 NY2d 557 [2000]), particularly since the jury could have found that defendant was correctly identified as the victim's assailant, but that there was insufficient proof that defendant took property.
Concur—Andrias, J.P, Acosta, Freedman, Richter and Gische, JJ.