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People v. Mercado

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Apr 19, 2004
6 A.D.3d 630 (N.Y. App. Div. 2004)

Opinion

2002-11070.

Decided April 19, 2004.

Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the County Court, Westchester County (Zambelli, J.), rendered October 29, 2002, as amended January 22, 2003, convicting him of sodomy in the first degree, sexual abuse in the first degree (two counts), aggravated sexual abuse in the second degree (two counts), and obstruction of governmental administration in the second degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.

Arlen S. Yalkut, White Plains, N.Y., for appellant.

Jeanine Pirro, District Attorney, White Plains, N.Y. (Lisa Colosi Florio, Thomas K. Chong, and Richard Longworth Hecht of counsel), for respondent.

Before: A. GAIL PRUDENTI, P.J., DAVID S. RITTER, HOWARD MILLER, GLORIA GOLDSTEIN, JJ.


DECISION ORDER

ORDERED that the judgment, as amended, is affirmed.

The defendant's contention that the evidence was legally insufficient to establish his guilt of sodomy in the first degree is unpreserved for appellate review ( see CPL 470.05). In any event, viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the prosecution ( see People v. Contes, 60 N.Y.2d 620), we find that it was legally sufficient to establish the defendant's guilt beyond a reasonable doubt. Moreover, upon the exercise of our factual review power, we are satisfied that the verdict of guilt was not against the weight of the evidence ( see CPL 470.15).

The sentence imposed was not excessive ( see People v. Suitte, 90 A.D.2d 80).

The defendant's remaining contentions are unpreserved for appellate review or without merit.

PRUDENTI, P.J., RITTER, H. MILLER and GOLDSTEIN, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

People v. Mercado

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Apr 19, 2004
6 A.D.3d 630 (N.Y. App. Div. 2004)
Case details for

People v. Mercado

Case Details

Full title:THE PEOPLE, ETC., respondent, v. OSCAR MERCADO, appellant

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

Date published: Apr 19, 2004

Citations

6 A.D.3d 630 (N.Y. App. Div. 2004)
774 N.Y.S.2d 801

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