Opinion
October 16, 1997
Appeal from the Supreme Court, New York County (Renee White, J.).
The verdict was based on legally sufficient evidence and was not against the weight of the evidence, which demonstrated that the undercover officer gave a detailed and accurate description of defendant to the backup team, which apprehended him minutes later, recovering his nearby stash of crack vials and large amounts of money. Issues of credibility and reliability of identification testimony were properly placed before the jury and we see no reason to disturb its determinations ( see, People v Gaimari, 176 N.Y. 84, 94). We find the sentence excessive to the extent indicated.
Concur — Murphy, P.J., Wallach, Nardelli, Tom and Colabella, JJ.