People v. Quintana
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
—Judgment, Supreme Court, Bronx County (Gerald Sheindlin, J., on speedy trial motion; Frank Torres, J., at jury trial and sentence), rendered June 26, 1997, convicting defendant of two counts of assault in the first degree, and sentencing him to concurrent terms of 4 to 12 years, unanimously affirmed.
The verdict was not against the weight of the evidence. Issues of credibility, including the weight to be given the background of the complainant and the minor inconsistencies in his testimony, were properly considered by the trier of facts and there is no basis upon which to disturb its…
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