Case Name: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Samuel Stubbs, Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 2008-02-05
Citations: 48 A.D.3d 490
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Samuel Stubbs, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 48
Pages: 490–490

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Samuel Stubbs, Appellant.
[849 NYS2d 788]

Opinion:
Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the County Court, Orange County (Rosenwasser, J.), rendered June 27, 2005, convicting him of criminal possession of a weapon in the third degree (two counts), after a nonjury trial, and imposing sentence.
Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.
The defendant's challenge to the legal sufficiency of the evidence is unpreserved for appellate review (see CPL 470.05 [2]; People v Gray, 86 NY2d 10, 20-21 [1995]). In any event, viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the prosecution (see People v Contes, 60 NY2d 620, 621 [1983]), we find that it was legally sufficient to establish his guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.
The resolution of issues of credibility is primarily a matter to be determined by the factfinder, which saw and heard the witnesses, and its determination should be accorded great deference on appeal (see People v Romero, 7 NY3d 633, 644-645 [2006]; People v Mateo, 2 NY3d 383, 410 [2004], cert denied 542 US 946 [2004]). Upon the exercise of our factual review power (see CPL 470.15 [5]), we are satisfied that the verdict of guilt was not against the weight of the evidence (see People v Romero, 7 NY3d 633 [2006]; People v Miles, 44 AD3d 1073 [2007]). Santucci, J.P., Lifson, Covello and Dickerson, JJ., concur.