Case Name: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Gerald Griffin, Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 2002-03-04
Citations: 292 A.D.2d 395
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Gerald Griffin, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 292
Pages: 395–395

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Gerald Griffin, Appellant.
[738 NYS2d 601]

Opinion:
Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Gary, J.), rendered December 4, 1998, convicting him of murder in the second degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.
Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.
Viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the prosecution (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]). 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). 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).
The defendant's remaining contentions are either unpreserved for appellate review or without merit. Ritter, J.P., Smith, Krausman and Townes, JJ., concur. [See, 178 Misc 2d 463.]