Legal Opinion

People v. Grant

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

Decided December 27, 2000PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

Appeal from judgment insofar as it imposed sentence unanimously dismissed and judgment affirmed. Memorandum: We reject defendant’s contention that the verdict is contrary to the weight of the evidence (see, People v Bleakley, 69 NY2d 490, 495). “Although defendant presented an alibi defense, the conflicting testimony merely raised issues of credibility, which are best determined by the trier of fact” (People v Melendez, 213 AD2d 1037). Because defendant has served his sentence, his challenge to the severity of the sentence is moot (see, People v Dukes, 156 AD2d 959, 960, lv denied 75 NY2d…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. People v. BleakleyNew York Court of Appeals · 1987
  2. People v. DukesAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1989
  3. People v. MelendezAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1995

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. People v. SmartAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2003

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