Case Name: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Daryl Haynes, Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 2001-11-19
Citations: 288 A.D.2d 396
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Daryl Haynes, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 288
Pages: 396–397

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Daryl Haynes, Appellant.
[733 NYS2d 626]

Opinion:
—Appeal by the de fendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Dowling, J.), rendered February 25, 1999, convicting him of manslaughter in the first degree and criminal possession of a weapon in the second degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.
Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.
The defendant's contention that the evidence was legally insufficient to establish his guilt beyond a reasonable doubt because the testimony of the eyewitnesses was contradicted by objective evidence and thus was incredible as a matter of law is unpreserved for appellate review (see, CPL 470.05 [2]; People v Gray, 86 NY2d 10; People v Williams, 247 AD2d 416; 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, 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 of guilt was not against the weight of the evidence (see, CPL 470.15 [5]). Altman, J. P., H. Miller, Feuerstein and Cozier, JJ., concur.