Case Name: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. James Williams, Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 2012-11-09
Citations: 100 A.D.3d 1444
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v James Williams, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 100
Pages: 1444–1444

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v James Williams, Appellant.
[953 NYS2d 536]

Opinion:
— Appeal from a judgment of the Erie County Court (Thomas P. Franczyk, J.), rendered January 5, 2011. The judgment convicted defendant, upon a nonjuiy verdict, of attempted arson in the second degree.
It is hereby ordered that the judgment so appealed from is unanimously affirmed.
Memorandum: Defendant appeals from a judgment convicting him upon a nonjury verdict of attempted arson in the second degree (Penal Law § 110.00, 150.15). Contrary to defendant's contention, viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the People (see People v Contes, 60 NY2d 620, 621 [1983]), we conclude that the evidence is legally sufficient to support the conviction (see generally People v Bleakley, 69 NY2d 490, 495 [1987]). Furthermore, viewing the evidence in light of the elements of the crime in this nonjury trial (see People v Danielson, 9 NY3d 342, 349 [2007]), we conclude that the verdict is not against the weight of the evidence (see generally Bleakley, 69 NY2d at 495).
Finally, defendant contends that County Court erred in sentencing him as a second felony offender based upon a prior conviction in the State of South Carolina. By consenting to the use of that conviction as a predicate for sentencing enhancement purposes, defendant waived his right to appellate review of his contention (see generally People v Walker, 96 AD3d 1481, 1482 [2012]; People v Hicks, 12 AD3d 1044, 1045 [2004], lv denied 4 NY3d 799 [2005]). Present — Smith, J.P, Fahey, Sconiers, Valentino and Whalen, JJ.