Case Name: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Raynard Caraway, Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1995-05-08
Citations: 215 A.D.2d 493
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Raynard Caraway, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 215
Pages: 493–493

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Raynard Caraway, Appellant.
[627 NYS2d 565]

Opinion:
Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Quinones, J.), rendered March 9, 1993, convicting him of murder in the second degree and criminal possession of a weapon 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 People (see, People v Contes, 60 NY2d 620), we find that it was legally sufficient to establish the defendant's guilt beyond a reasonable doubt. The defendant contends that the People's witness should not have been believed by the jury. However, 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). Upon the exercise of our factual review power, we are satisfied that the verdict of guilt was not against the weight of the evidence (CPL 470.15 [5]).
The defendant's remaining contentions are either unpreserved for appellate review, without merit, or do not require reversal. Balletta, J. P., Copertino, Altman and Goldstein, JJ., concur.