People v. Amaya
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
— Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Queens County (Gallagher, J.), rendered July 13, 1984, convicting him of manslaughter in the first degree, after a nonjury trial, and imposing sentence.
Judgment affirmed.
It is well settled that where conflicting expert testimony exists, the question of sanity is for the trier of fact (see, People v Wood, 12 NY2d 69; People v Budhu, 72 AD2d 587). The trier of fact may accept or reject the opinion of an expert witness (see, People v Bell, 64 AD2d 785), and, in the absence of a serious flaw in the testimony of the People’s expert,…
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