People v. Perkins

The verdict was based on legally sufficient evidence and was not against the weight of the evidence (see People v Danielson, 9 NY3d 342, 348-349 [2007]). There is no basis for disturbing the jury’s determinations concerning identification and credibility. Defendant was reliably identified by crime victims, inculpated by an acquaintance, and connected to the crimes by extensive circumstantial evidence including cell phone records. The physical injury element of first-degree burglary was established by evidence that defendant hit the victim on the nose with a pistol and knocked her down,…