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People v. Britt

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Fourth Department
Oct 1, 2002
298 A.D.2d 984 (N.Y. App. Div. 2002)

Opinion

KA 01-00650

October 1, 2002.

Appeal from a judgment of Supreme Court, Monroe County (Ark, J.), entered January 19, 2001, convicting defendant after a nonjury trial of burglary in the third degree.

EDWARD J. NOWAK, PUBLIC DEFENDER, ROCHESTER (ELIZABETH CLARKE OF COUNSEL), FOR DEFENDANT-APPELLANT.

HOWARD R. RELIN, DISTRICT ATTORNEY, ROCHESTER (AMY I. MOLLOY OF COUNSEL), FOR PLAINTIFF-RESPONDENT.

PRESENT: PIGOTT, JR., P.J., WISNER, SCUDDER, BURNS, AND GORSKI, JJ.


MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

It is hereby ORDERED that the judgment so appealed from be and the same hereby is unanimously affirmed.

Memorandum:

Contrary to the contention of defendant, the verdict convicting him of burglary in the third degree (Penal Law § 140.20) is not against the weight of the evidence. "In a bench trial, no less than a jury trial, the resolution of credibility issues by the trier of fact and its determination of the weight to be accorded the evidence presented are entitled to great deference" ( People v. Van Akin, 197 A.D.2d 845, 845; see People v. Hollins, 278 A.D.2d 932, lv denied 96 N.Y.2d 759; People v. Wooden, 275 A.D.2d 935, 936, lv denied 96 N.Y.2d 740). After viewing photographs from a surveillance camera at the scene of the crime, a police officer who had extensive prior dealings with defendant identified him as the person who committed the burglary. Supreme Court was entitled to reject defendant's alibi defense and, upon our review of the record, we cannot say that the court failed to give the evidence the weight that it should be accorded ( see People v. Bleakley, 69 N.Y.2d 490, 495; People v. Raco, 72 A.D.2d 857).


Summaries of

People v. Britt

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Fourth Department
Oct 1, 2002
298 A.D.2d 984 (N.Y. App. Div. 2002)
Case details for

People v. Britt

Case Details

Full title:PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, PLAINTIFF-RESPONDENT, v. RONNIE BRITT…

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

Date published: Oct 1, 2002

Citations

298 A.D.2d 984 (N.Y. App. Div. 2002)
748 N.Y.S.2d 297

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