Opinion
December 16, 1985
Appeal from the Supreme Court, Queens County (Balbach, J.).
Judgment affirmed.
Defendant was arrested in the driver's seat of a stolen van after a chase during which two police officers saw its driver and passenger. The passenger managed to escape. Defendant's contentions all relate to whether proof of his guilt was established at trial and center on the credibility of witnesses who testified in detail and were subject to extensive cross-examinations. Issues of credibility are primarily for the jury (People v Gruttola, 43 N.Y.2d 116, 122). We have reviewed the evidence and have determined that it was sufficient to permit a rational trier of fact to find that defendant was guilty of the crimes charged beyond a reasonable doubt (see, People v Contes, 60 N.Y.2d 620, 621). Mollen, P.J., Thompson, Niehoff and Eiber, JJ., concur.