Case Name: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. James Taylor, Also Known as Alfonso Bishop, Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1997-03-24
Citations: 237 A.D.2d 546
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v James Taylor, Also Known as Alfonso Bishop, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 237
Pages: 546–547

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v James Taylor, Also Known as Alfonso Bishop, Appellant.
[656 NYS2d 890]

Opinion:
Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Martin, J.), rendered April 27, 1995, convicting him of criminal sale of a controlled substance in the third degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.
Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.
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). The jury's 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 was not against the weight of the evidence (CPL 470.15 [5]). Rosenblatt, J. P., O'Brien, Copertino and Goldstein, JJ., concur.