Case Name: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Radhames Rodriguez, Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 2014-01-28
Citations: 113 A.D.3d 553
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Radhames Rodriguez, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 113
Pages: 553–553

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Radhames Rodriguez, Appellant.
[979 NYS2d 517]

Opinion:
The verdict 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 credibility determinations. The jury could have reasonably concluded that when defendant beat the victim with the handle of a machete, resulting in multiple injuries, this object constituted a dangerous instrument under the circumstances in which it was used, within the meaning of Penal Law § 10.00 (13).
We perceive no basis for reducing the sentence. Concur— Acosta, J.P., Saxe, Moskowitz and Feinman, JJ.