People v. Varela

—Judgment, Supreme Court, Bronx County (Robert Seewald, J.), rendered February 26, 1997, convicting defendant, after a jury trial, of *244murder in the second degree, and sentencing him to a term of 22 years to life, unanimously affirmed.

The verdict convicting defendant upon the testimony of five eyewitnesses and numerous corroborating witnesses was not against the weight of the evidence. On the contrary, we find that the evidence was overwhelming. Although defendant challenges the credibility of the prosecution witnesses on various grounds, these issues were properly presented to the jury and…