Case Name: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Winston Hassell, Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 2001-10-04
Citations: 287 A.D.2d 267
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Winston Hassell, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 287
Pages: 267–267

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Winston Hassell, Appellant.
[730 NYS2d 511]

Opinion:
—Judgment, Supreme Court, Bronx County (Edward Davidowitz, J.), rendered January 27, 2000, convicting defendant, after a jury trial, of robbery in the first degree, and sentencing him, as a second felony offender, to a term of 11 years, unanimously affirmed.
There was legally sufficient evidence of defendant's guilt and the verdict was not against the weight of the evidence. There is no basis upon which to disturb the jury's determinations concerning identification. The victim had an ample opportunity to observe defendant and identified him within minutes of the crime a short distance from the crime scene. Moreover, defendant matched the description that the victim had given to the officers. Concur — Rosenberger, J. P., Tom, Lerner, Rubin and Friedman, JJ.