People v. Tate

29 A.D.3d 713, 813 N.Y.S.2d 679

Opinion

Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Queens County (Rios, J.), rendered March 27, 2003, convicting him of criminal possession of a forged instrument in the second degree (two counts), forgery in the second degree (two counts), and grand larceny in the fourth degree, 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, resolution of issues of credibility, as well as the weight to be accorded to the evidence presented, are primarily questions to be determined by the trier of fact, which saw and heard the witnesses (see People v Gaimari, 176 NY 84, 94 [1903]; People v Coad, 27 AD3d 659 [2006]). Its determination should be accorded great weight on appeal and should not be disturbed unless clearly unsupported by the record (see People v Garafolo, 44 AD2d 86, 88 [1974]). Upon the exercise of our factual review power, we are satisfied that the verdict of guilt was not against the weight of the evidence (see CPU 470.15 [5]). Florio, J.P., Luciano, Spolzino and Fisher, JJ., concur.