Case Name: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Vali Gelzer, Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 2017-10-05
Citations: 154 A.D.3d 449
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Vali Gelzer, Appellant.
Judges: Concur — Acosta, P.J., Renwick, Webber, Oing and Moulton, JJ.
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 154
Pages: 449–450

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Vali Gelzer, Appellant.
[60 NYS3d 829]

Opinion:
Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (Thomas Farber, J.), rendered April 8, 2014, convicting defendant, after a jury trial, of assault in the second degree, and sentencing her to a term of five years' probation, unanimously affirmed.
The verdict 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. The evidence amply supported the conclusion that when defendant severely beat, kicked and stomped her 83-year-old mother, including the use of the mother's walker as a weapon, defendant intended to cause physical injury and did not act in self-defense.
Concur — Acosta, P.J., Renwick, Webber, Oing and Moulton, JJ.