Case Name: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Carlos Figueroa, Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 2012-05-10
Citations: 95 A.D.3d 587
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Carlos Figueroa, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 95
Pages: 587–588

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Carlos Figueroa, Appellant.
[943 NYS2d 532]—

Opinion:
Judgment, Supreme Court, Bronx County (William A. Kelly, J), rendered May 25, 2010, as amended June 28, 2010, convicting defendant, after a jury trial, of criminal sale of a controlled substance in or near school grounds, criminal sale of a controlled substance in the third degree, and criminal possession of a controlled substance in the third degree, and sentencing him, as a second felony drug offender whose prior felony conviction was a violent felony, to concurrent terms of seven years, unanimously affirmed.
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, including its resolution of any alleged inconsistencies in testimony.
There was no violation of defendant's right to be present at all material stages of the trial. The court spoke to the jury foreperson in the presence of counsel, but in defendant's absence, about matters concerning the functions of the foreperson. It is evident from the totality of the colloquy that it only involved ministerial matters (see People v Ochoa, 14 NY3d 180, 187-188 [2010]), and there is no indication that the foreperson wanted to raise any substantive concerns.
We perceive no basis for reducing the sentence. Concur— Friedman, J.E, Sweeny, DeGrasse, Abdus-Salaam and Román, JJ.