People v. Ortega

Judgment, Supreme Court, Bronx County (Edward Davidowitz, J.), rendered June 16, 1994, convicting defendant, after a jury trial, of murder in the second degree and attempted murder in the second degree, and sentencing him, as a second felony offender, to concurrent terms of 22 years to life and 8 to 16 years, respectively, unanimously affirmed.

The verdict was based on legally sufficient evidence and was not against the weight of the evidence. We see no reason to disturb the jury’s credibility determinations.

Viewing the court’s charge as a whole, including the supplemental instruction (see,…