People v. Bowden

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York

People v. Bowden

297 A.D.2d 558, 747 N.Y.2d 154, 747 N.Y.S.2d 154, 2002 N.Y. App. Div. LEXIS 8442

CourtAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

DecidedSeptember 19, 2002

StatusPublished

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People v. Bowden, 297 A.D.2d 558, 747 N.Y.2d 154, 747 N.Y.S.2d 154, 2002 N.Y. App. Div. LEXIS 8442 (N.Y. Ct. App. 2002).

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The verdict was based on legally sufficient evidence and was not against the weight of the evidence (see People v Bleakley, 69 NY2d 490). Issues of credibility and identification, including the weight to be given to any minor inconsistencies in testimony were properly considered by the jury and there is no basis upon which to disturb its determinations. There was extensive evidence of defendant’s guilt, including reliable identifications by both the purchasing and “ghost” undercover officers, both of whom had an adequate opportunity to observe him, and the recovery of part of the prerecorded buy money from defendant’s person.

We perceive no basis for a reduction of sentence. Concur— Wallach, J.P., Lerner, Rubin, Friedman and Gonzalez, JJ.

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The verdict was based on legally sufficient evidence and was not against the weight of the evidence (see People v Bleakley, 69 NY2d 490). Issues of credibility and identification, including the weight to be given to any minor inconsistencies in testimony were properly considered by the jury and there is no basis upon which to disturb its determinations. There was extensive evidence of defendant’s guilt, including reliable identifications by both the purchasing and “ghost” undercover officers, both of whom had an adequate opportunity to observe him, and the recovery of part of the prerecorded buy money from defendant’s person.

We perceive no basis for a reduction of sentence. Concur— Wallach, J.P., Lerner, Rubin, Friedman and Gonzalez, JJ.

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297 A.D.2d 558, 747 N.Y.2d 154, 747 N.Y.S.2d 154, 2002 N.Y. App. Div. LEXIS 8442, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/opinion/people-v-bowden-nyappdiv-2002.

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