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People v. Black

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Fourth Department
Apr 19, 1996
226 A.D.2d 1113 (N.Y. App. Div. 1996)

Opinion

April 19, 1996

Appeal from the Monroe County Court, Egan, J.

Present — Denman, P.J., Pine, Fallon, Wesley and Balio, JJ.


Judgment unanimously affirmed. Memorandum: We conclude that the verdict finding defendant guilty of murder in the second degree is not contrary to the weight of the evidence ( see, People v Bleakley, 69 N.Y.2d 490, 495). There is no merit to his contention that the testimony of two police officers that defendant orally admitted that he shot the victim is incredible as a matter of law. Although his conviction rests almost entirely upon that testimony, there is nothing in the testimony of either witness that is "`manifestly untrue, physically impossible, contrary to experience, or self-contradictory'" ( People v Shedrick, 104 A.D.2d 263, 274, affd 66 N.Y.2d 1015, rearg denied 67 N.Y.2d 758). The jury was in the best position to assess the credibility of those witnesses, and we perceive no basis to disturb its verdict.

We further conclude that, in the circumstances of this case, imposition of the maximum term of imprisonment was neither unduly harsh nor severe.


Summaries of

People v. Black

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Fourth Department
Apr 19, 1996
226 A.D.2d 1113 (N.Y. App. Div. 1996)
Case details for

People v. Black

Case Details

Full title:THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Respondent, v. ALEX BLACK, Appellant

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

Date published: Apr 19, 1996

Citations

226 A.D.2d 1113 (N.Y. App. Div. 1996)
642 N.Y.S.2d 138

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