People v. Velez

Judgment, Supreme Court, Bronx County (Barbara Newman, J.), rendered May 2, 2002, convicting defendant, after a jury trial, of assault in the first degree and robbery in the second degree, and-sentencing him to consecutive terms of 10 years and 5 years, unanimously affirmed.

The verdict convicting defendant of assault in the first degree, and rejecting his justification defense, was based on legally sufficient evidence and was not against the weight of the evidence. There is no basis for disturbing the jury’s determinations concerning credibility. In any event, regardless of who may have *291been…