People v. Jackson
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
—Judgment unanimously affirmed. Memorandum: We reject defendant’s contention that the verdict is against the weight of the evidence. “In a bench trial, as in a jury trial, the credibility determinations made by the trier of fact are entitled to great deference” (People v Robinson, 272 AD2d 943, lv denied 95 NY2d 870). Upon our review of the record, we conclude that County Court did not fail to give the evidence the weight it should be accorded when it credited the testimony of the complainant and his father and rejected the testimony of defendant’s alibi witnesses (see, People v Aliotta, 176…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- People v. MelendezAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1995
- People v. RobinsonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2000
- People v. AliottaAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1991
3Cited by1 opinion
- People v. DavisAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2004