Case Name: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. William Dean, Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 2015-10-13
Citations: 132 A.D.3d 472
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v William Dean, Appellant.
Judges: Concur — Tom, J.P., Acosta, Richter and Kapnick, JJ.
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 132
Pages: 472–472

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v William Dean, Appellant.
[17 NYS3d 633]

Opinion:
Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (Renee A. White, J.), rendered September 11, 2013, convicting defendant, after a jury trial, of criminal sale of a controlled substance in the third degree, and sentencing him, as a second felony drug offender, to a term of three years, unanimously affirmed.
The verdict was supported by legally sufficient evidence and 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 police testimony and its rejection of a defense witness's attempt to provide an innocent explanation for defendant's possession of prerecorded buy money.
Defendant did not preserve his claim that the court excessively interfered with the trial proceedings, and we decline to review it in the interest of justice. As an alternate holding, we reject it on the merits. The gist of defendant's excessive-interference claim is that the court made a series of rulings with which defendant disagrees. However, we find that each of these rulings was a proper exercise of discretion, and that none of them was prejudicial.
Concur — Tom, J.P., Acosta, Richter and Kapnick, JJ.