Case Name: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Francisco Garcia, Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 2005-04-28
Citations: 17 A.D.3d 283
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Francisco Garcia, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 17
Pages: 283–283

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Francisco Garcia, Appellant.
[794 NYS2d 27]

Opinion:
Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (William A. Wetzel, J.), rendered July 5, 2000, convicting defendant, after a jury trial, of burglary in the second degree and three counts of criminal contempt in the first degree, and sentencing him, as a second felony offender, to a term of 7 years concurrent with three concurrent terms of 2 to 4 years, unanimously affirmed.
The verdict was not against the weight of the evidence. There is no basis for disturbing the jury's determinations concerning credibility (see People v Gaimari, 176 NY 84, 94 [1903]). The jury could have reasonably inferred that defendant entered the victim's apartment with intent to commit a crime, particularly since there was credible evidence that defendant began to beat the victim immediately after his unlawful entry.
We perceive no basis for reducing the sentence. Concur—Buckley, P.J., Sullivan, Ellerin, Williams and Catterson, JJ.