Case Name: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. James Rudolph Gross, Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1985-06-17
Citations: 111 A.D.2d 873
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v James Rudolph Gross, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 111
Pages: 873–873

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v James Rudolph Gross, Appellant.

Opinion:
Appeal by defendant from a judgment of the County Court, Suffolk County (Weissman, J.), rendered April 13,1983, convicting him of attempted murder in the second degree and assault in the first degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.
Judgment affirmed.
Defendant contends that the evidence of his guilt was insufficient, particularly in view of the unreliability of the prosecution's eyewitnesses. Viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the prosecution, as we must, a rational trier of fact could have found, as did the jury at bar, that the People proved every essential element of the crimes (see, People v Malizia, 62 NY2d 755, 757, cert denied _ US _, 105 S Ct 327; People v Contes, 60 NY2d 620; People v Piro, 106 AD2d 667). As we have noted, "[t]he resolution of questions relating to the credibility of witnesses is properly a function of the jury and may not be overturned lightly on appeal" (People v Rodriguez, 72 AD2d 571; see also, People v Bigelow, 106 AD2d 448).
We have considered defendant's remaining contentions and find them to be without merit. Lazer, J. P., Gibbons, O'Connor and Brown, JJ., concur.