People v. Zambrana

On the evening of March 31, 1987, in the hallway of a rooming house located at 3 Main Street, Haverstraw, New York, the defendant, who had been drinking all day long with Jimmy Rodriguez, stabbed Rodriguez 10 times, killing him.

Viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the prosecution (see, People v Contes, 60 NY2d 620), we find that it was legally sufficient to establish the defendant’s guilt of murder in the second degree beyond a reasonable doubt. Moreover, upon the exercise of our factual review power, we *737are satisfied that the verdict of guilt was not against the weight of the…