People v. Linares

Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (Daniel FitzGerald, J.), rendered November 6, 1992, convicting defendant, after a jury trial, of criminal sale of a controlled substance in the third degree and sentencing him, as a second felony offender, to 7 to 14 years, unanimously affirmed.

Contrary to defendant’s contention, the verdict was not against the weight of the evidence because of certain minor inconsistencies in the officers’ testimony. Credibility determinations of the fact-finder are entitled to great deference and should not be disturbed ‘ unless manifestly erroneous and so plainly…