Case Name: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Jose Estrella, Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1998-01-29
Citations: 246 A.D.2d 483
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Jose Estrella, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 246
Pages: 483–483

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Jose Estrella, Appellant.
[667 NYS2d 256]

Opinion:
Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (Paul Bookson, J.), rendered March 20, 1995, convicting defendant, after a jury trial, of robbery in the first degree, and sentencing him, as a persistent violent felony offender, to a term of 18 years to life, unanimously affirmed.
The verdict was not against the weight of the evidence. We see no reason to disturb the jury's determinations concerning credibility and reliability of identification testimony (see, People v Gaimari, 176 NY 84, 94).
We perceive no abuse of sentencing discretion. Concur—Wallach, J. P., Rubin, Tom and Andrias, JJ.