People v. Messina
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (Antonio Brandveen, J.), rendered June 8, 1994, convicting defendant, after a jury trial, of two counts of criminal sale of a controlled substance in the third degree, and sentencing him to concurrent terms of 1 to 3 years, unanimously affirmed.
The verdict was supported by legally sufficient evidence and *313was not against the weight of the evidence. Credibility determinations of the fact finder are entitled to great deference (People v Bleakley, 69 NY2d 490, 495), and should not be disturbed unless manifestly erroneous (People v Corporan, 169 AD2d 643,…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- People v. BleakleyNew York Court of Appeals · 1987
- People v. CorporanAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1991
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