People v. Murphy

Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (Daniel FitzGerald, J.), rendered July 13, 2000, convicting defendant, after a jury trial, of murder in the first degree, and sentencing him to a term of 25 years to life, unanimously affirmed.

The verdict was based on legally sufficient evidence and was not against the weight of the evidence. Issues concerning identification and credibility were properly considered by the jury and there is no basis for disturbing its determinations (see People v Gaimari, 176 NY 84, 94 [1903]).

The court properly denied defendant’s challenge for cause to a prospective…