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People v. Afolabi

Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Second Department, New York.
Dec 20, 2017
156 A.D.3d 810 (N.Y. App. Div. 2017)

Opinion

2011–07831 IDV No. 20448V/10

12-20-2017

The PEOPLE, etc., respondent, v. Kayode J. AFOLABI, appellant.

Seymour W. James, Jr., New York, N.Y. (Lorca Morello of counsel), for appellant. Eric Gonzalez, Acting District Attorney, Brooklyn, N.Y. (Leonard Joblove and Howard B. Goodman of counsel), for respondent.


Seymour W. James, Jr., New York, N.Y. (Lorca Morello of counsel), for appellant.

Eric Gonzalez, Acting District Attorney, Brooklyn, N.Y. (Leonard Joblove and Howard B. Goodman of counsel), for respondent.

RUTH C. BALKIN, J.P., JOSEPH J. MALTESE, BETSY BARROS, FRANCESCA E. CONNOLLY, JJ.

DECISION & ORDER

Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Henry, J.), rendered August 2, 2011, convicting him of attempted assault in the third degree, menacing in the third degree, and harassment in the second degree, after a nonjury trial, and imposing sentence.

ORDERED that the judgment is affirmed.

In fulfilling our responsibility to conduct an independent review of the weight of the evidence (see CPL 470.15[5] ; People v. Danielson, 9 N.Y.3d 342, 849 N.Y.S.2d 480, 880 N.E.2d 1 ), we nevertheless accord great deference to the factfinder's opportunity to view the witnesses, hear the testimony, and observe their demeanor (see People v. Mateo, 2 N.Y.3d 383, 410, 779 N.Y.S.2d 399, 811 N.E.2d 1053 ; People v. Bleakley, 69 N.Y.2d 490, 495, 515 N.Y.S.2d 761, 508 N.E.2d 672 ). Upon reviewing the record here, we are satisfied that the rejection of the justification defense and the verdict of guilt were not against the weight of the evidence (see People v. Romero, 7 N.Y.3d 633, 826 N.Y.S.2d 163, 859 N.E.2d 902 ).

BALKIN, J.P., MALTESE, BARROS and CONNOLLY, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

People v. Afolabi

Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Second Department, New York.
Dec 20, 2017
156 A.D.3d 810 (N.Y. App. Div. 2017)
Case details for

People v. Afolabi

Case Details

Full title:The PEOPLE, etc., respondent, v. Kayode J. AFOLABI, appellant.

Court:Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Second Department, New York.

Date published: Dec 20, 2017

Citations

156 A.D.3d 810 (N.Y. App. Div. 2017)
65 N.Y.S.3d 738