People v. Cosme

Viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the prosecution (see, People v Contes, 60 NY2d 620), we find that it was legally sufficient to establish the defendant’s guilt beyond a reasonable doubt. The complainant was a car dealer whose vehicle was stolen from the dealership lot. He had purchased the car only five days earlier for $3,110, and a bill of sale in that amount was received into evidence. Notwithstanding that the complainant was never qualified as an expert witness, his testimony about the car and the bill of sale sufficed to support a finding that fair market value of the…