Case Name: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Jovan Slater, Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 2004-03-22
Citations: 5 A.D.3d 700
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Jovan Slater, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 5
Pages: 700–700

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Jovan Slater, Appellant.
[774 NYS2d 727]

Opinion:
Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Knipel, J.), rendered May 14, 2001, convicting him of robbery in the first degree, robbery in the second degree, gang assault in the first degree, and assault 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 prosecution (see People v Contes, 60 NY2d 620 [1983]), we find that it was legally sufficient to establish the defendant's guilt beyond a reasonable doubt. Moreover, 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 [1903]). 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 [1974]). 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]). Santucci, J.P., Florio, Krausman and Schmidt, JJ., concur.