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Matter of Vernon

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Nov 21, 1988
144 A.D.2d 560 (N.Y. App. Div. 1988)

Opinion

November 21, 1988

Appeal from the Family Court, Queens County (Ambrosio, J.).


Ordered that the order of disposition is affirmed, without costs or disbursements.

We find no basis for setting aside the Family Court's fact-finding order as contrary to the weight of the evidence. 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 Family Court, as the trier of fact, which saw and heard the witnesses (see, Matter of Lawrence S., 127 A.D.2d 772, 774). Its determination should be accorded great weight on appeal and should not be disturbed unless clearly unsupported by the record (see, Matter of Angel R., 134 A.D.2d 265; Matter of Jerry XX., 115 A.D.2d 797, lv denied 68 N.Y.2d 601). There is nothing in the record discrediting the police officer's testimony that the appellant possessed cocaine. Thompson, J.P., Lawrence, Rubin and Eiber, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

Matter of Vernon

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Nov 21, 1988
144 A.D.2d 560 (N.Y. App. Div. 1988)
Case details for

Matter of Vernon

Case Details

Full title:In the Matter of VERNON M., a Person Alleged to be a Juvenile Delinquent…

Court:Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department

Date published: Nov 21, 1988

Citations

144 A.D.2d 560 (N.Y. App. Div. 1988)

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