People v. Belle

Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the County Court, Westchester County (Zambelli, J.), rendered July 10, 2012, convicting him of sexual abuse in the first degree, assault in the second degree (three counts), and criminal obstruction of breathing or blood circulation, after a nonjury trial, and imposing sentence.

Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.

In fulfilling our responsibility to conduct an independent review of the weight of the evidence (see CPL 470.15 [5]; People v Danielson, 9 NY3d 342, 348 [2007]), we accord great deference to the factfinder’s opportunity to view the…