Case Name: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Benjamin Williams, Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 2000-12-18
Citations: 278 A.D.2d 437
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Benjamin Williams, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 278
Pages: 437–437

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Benjamin Williams, Appellant.
[718 NYS2d 610]

Opinion:
Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Queens County (Spires, J.), rendered July 2, 1997, convicting him of murder in the second degree, criminal possession of a weapon in the second degree, criminal possession of a weapon in the third degree, and tampering with physical evidence, 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]).
The sentence imposed was neither harsh nor excessive (see, People v Suitte, 90 AD2d 80).
The defendant's remaining contentions are without merit. O'Brien, J. P., Santucci, H. Miller and Schmidt, JJ., concur.