Legal Opinion

People v. Hunter

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided December 30, 1996Published

1Opinion of the Court

—Judgment unanimously affirmed. Memorandum: Defendant appeals from a judgment convicting him following a jury trial of sexual abuse in the first degree, unlawful imprisonment in the first degree, and other charges. We reject defendant’s contention that the jury’s verdict is against the weight of the evidence (see, People v Bleakley, 69 NY2d 490, 495). "Determination of the credibility of witnesses is a task within the province of the jury, and its judgment should not be lightly disturbed” (People v DeJac, 219 AD2d 102, 106, lv denied 88 NY2d 935; see, People v Gruttola, 43 NY2d 116, 122).

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2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. People v. BleakleyNew York Court of Appeals · 1987
  2. People v. GruttolaNew York Court of Appeals · 1977
  3. People v. JacAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1996
  4. People v. JohnsonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1994
  5. People v. SingletonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1994

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