People v. Vega

Judgment, Supreme Court, Bronx County (Lawrence Tonetti, J.), rendered June 3, 1993, convicting defendant, after a jury trial, of robbery in the first degree and sentencing him to a term of 4 to 12 years, unanimously affirmed.

According great deference to the factfinder’s opportunity to view the witnesses, hear the testimony and observe demeanor (People v Bleakley, 69 NY2d 490, 495), we find that the verdict is not against the weight of the evidence. The complainant testified unequivocally that defendant was the man who robbed him at gun point. Defendant stood close to complainant during the…