People v. Cassie

Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (Bruce Allen, J.), rendered June 21, 2001, convicting defendant, after a jury trial, of murder in the second 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. There is no basis for disturbing the jury’s determinations concerning credibility (see People v Gaimari, 176 NY 84, 94 [1903]). The totality of defendant’s statements, coupled with the other evidence introduced by the Feople, clearly established that defendant shared…