Case Name: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. James Valente, Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1995-12-18
Citations: 222 A.D.2d 625
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v James Valente, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 222
Pages: 625–625

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v James Valente, Appellant.
[636 NYS2d 629]

Opinion:
—Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the County Court, Nassau County (Wexner, J.), rendered September 15, 1993, convicting him of criminal sale of a controlled substance in the third degree (two counts) and criminal possession of a controlled substance in the third degree (two counts), upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.
Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.
Viewing the evidence adduced at trial in a light most favorable to the People (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, 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]).
The defendant's sentence was not excessive (see, People v Suitte, 90 AD2d 80). Mangano, P. J., Bracken, Sullivan and Hart, JJ., concur.