Legal Opinion

People v. Messina

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

Decided May 28, 1996PublishedCited by 2 opinions

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

  1. People v. BleakleyNew York Court of Appeals · 1987
  2. People v. CorporanAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1991

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. People v. CohenAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2004
  2. People v. HolmesAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1996

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