People v. Rivera

2017 NY Slip Op 4148, 150 A.D.3d 1154, 52 N.Y.S.3d 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.