Legal Opinion

People v. Howard

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

Decided January 18, 1996Published

1Opinion of the Court

Judgment, Supreme Court, Bronx County (Ivan Warner, J.), rendered November 6, 1992, convicting defendant, after a jury trial, of sexual abuse in the first degree, and sentencing him to a term of 2½ to 7 years, unanimously affirmed.

The verdict was based on legally sufficient evidence and was not against the weight of the evidence. Any inconsistencies in the victim’s testimony, some explained by her youth, were issues of credibility for the jury to determine, whose determination we find no reason to disturb (see, People v Williams, 177 AD2d 294). The issue of whether defendant and the victim’s…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. People v. SchwartzmanNew York Court of Appeals · 1969
  2. People v. WilliamsAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1991

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