People v. Mercado

Judgment, Supreme Court, Bronx County (William Donnino, J.), rendered July 26, 1996, convicting defendant, after a jury trial, of murder in the second degree (three counts) and assault in the second degree, and sentencing him to three consecutive terms of 25 years to life and a concurrent term of 5 to 15 years, unanimously affirmed.

The verdict was based on legally sufficient evidence and was not against the weight of the evidence. Issues of credibility, including the backgrounds of witnesses and inconsistencies in testimony, were properly considered by the jury and there is no basis for…