People v. Cruz

—Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (Budd Goodman, J.), rendered September 13, 1991, convicting defendant, after a jury trial, of murder in the second degree, and sentencing him to a term of 25 years to life, unanimously affirmed.

Viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the People (People v Acosta, 80 NY2d 665, 672) and giving deference to the jury’s credibility determinations (People v Bleakley, 69 NY2d 490, 495), defendant’s guilt was proved beyond a reasonable doubt despite the inconsistent pre-trial statements by the victim’s mother regarding whether defendant shot her…