Case Name: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Jonathan Rivera, Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 2017-05-24
Citations: 150 A.D.3d 1154
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Jonathan Rivera, Appellant.
Judges: Chambers, J.P., Austin, Roman and Bar-ros, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 150
Pages: 1154–1154

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Jonathan Rivera, Appellant.
[52 NYS3d 668]

Opinion:
Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Queens County (Lopresto, J.), rendered March 18, 2015, convicting him of criminal possession of a weapon in the third degree (two counts), 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, upon our independent review pursuant to 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]).
The sentence imposed was not excessive (see People v Suitte, 90 AD2d 80 [1982]).
Chambers, J.P., Austin, Roman and Bar-ros, JJ., concur.