Legal Opinion

People v. Inguaggiato

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided December 6, 1999PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

—Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Feldman, J.), rendered June 17, 1996, convicting him of murder in the second degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.

Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.

The defendant’s contention that the rejection by the jury of his justification defense was against the weight of the evidence is without merit. Resolution of issues of credibility, as well as the weight to be accorded to the evidence presented, are primarily questions to be determined by the trier of fact, which saw and heard the witnesses (see, People v…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. People v. . GaimariNew York Court of Appeals · 1903
  2. People v. GarafoloAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1974
  3. People v. ScottAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1990

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. People v. InguaggiatoAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2001
  2. People v. KeppenAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2001
  3. People v. TabbAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2009

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