People v. Rivera
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
—Judgment, Supreme Court, Bronx County (Joseph Cerbone, J.), rendered May 20, 1991, convicting defendant, after a jury trial, of robbery in the first degree, and sentencing him to a term of 5 to 15 years, unanimously affirmed.
The verdict was based on legally sufficient evidence, namely the victim’s eyewitness identification testimony (see, People v Johnson, 57 NY2d 969, 971), and was not against the weight of the evidence. The issues raised by defendant concerning the credibility of this witness, including those that arose from inconsistencies between his testimony at trial and before the…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- People v. AntommarchiNew York Court of Appeals · 1992
- People v. JohnsonNew York Court of Appeals · 1982
- People v. VasquezAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1992
3Cited by1 opinion
- People v. CastaldiAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1996