Case Name: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Allen Clouden, Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 2003-12-22
Citations: 2 A.D.3d 743
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Allen Clouden, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 2
Pages: 743–743

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Allen Clouden, Appellant.
[768 NYS2d 657]

Opinion:
— Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Gerges, J.), rendered January 14, 2002, convicting him of murder in the second degree and reckless endangerment in the first degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.
Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.
The defendant's contention that the evidence was insufficient to establish his guilt beyond a reasonable doubt is unpreserved for appellate review (see CPL 470.05 [2]; People v Gray, 86 NY2d 10 [1995]; People v Dees, 289 AD2d 415 [2001]). In any event, viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the prosecution (see People v Contes, 60 NY2d 620 [1983]), we find that it was legally sufficient to establish his guilt beyond a reasonable doubt. Moreover, 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 [1903]). Its 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 [1974]). 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]). Altman, J.P., S. Miller, Goldstein and Crane, JJ., concur.