People v. Rochez

Judgment, Supreme *64Court, Bronx County (Barbara Newman, J.), rendered July 24, 1998, convicting defendant, after a jury trial, of assault in the second degree, and sentencing him to a term of 3 to 6 years, unanimously affirmed.

The verdict was based on legally sufficient evidence and was not against the weight of the evidence. There is no basis upon which to disturb the jury’s credibility determinations concerning the conflicting prosecution and defense versions of the incident. The defense of justification was disproved beyond a reasonable doubt by evidence, properly credited by the jury, that…