Legal Opinion
People v. Salazar
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided March 7, 2005PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Queens County (Cooperaran, J.), rendered September 30, 2002, convicting him of assault in the second degree (two counts), upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.
Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.
Resolution of issues of credibility, as well as the weight to be accorded to the evidence presented, are primarily questions to be determined by the jury, which saw and heard the witnesses (see People v Gaimari, 176 NY 84, 94 [1903]). Its determination should be accorded great weight on appeal and should not be disturbed unless…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- People v. . GaimariNew York Court of Appeals · 1903
- People v. GarafoloAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1974
- People v. TuckerNew York Court of Appeals · 1981
- People v. SatloffNew York Court of Appeals · 1982
- People v. SamwellAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2001
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3Cited by4 opinions
- People v. MosesAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2007
- People v. RomgobindAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2007
- People v. BennetteAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2005
- People v. GuerraAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2009