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People v. Fulton

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Fourth Department
Apr 24, 2009
61 A.D.3d 1425 (N.Y. App. Div. 2009)

Opinion

No. KA 06-01723.

April 24, 2009.

Appeal from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Onondaga County (John J. Brunetti, A.J.), rendered May 30, 2006. The judgment convicted defendant, upon a jury verdict, of menacing in the second degree and criminal possession of a weapon in the third degree.

FRANK H. HISCOCK LEGAL AID SOCIETY, SYRACUSE (GERALD T. BARTH OF COUNSEL), FOR DEFENDANT-APPELLANT.

WILLIAM J. FITZPATRICK, DISTRICT ATTORNEY, SYRACUSE (JAMES P. MAXWELL OF COUNSEL), FOR RESPONDENT.

Present: Hurlbutt, J.P., Martoche, Centra, Pine and Gorski, JJ.


It is hereby ordered that the judgment so appealed from is unanimously affirmed.

Memorandum: Defendant appeals from a judgment convicting him upon a jury verdict of menacing in the second degree (Penal Law § 120.14) and criminal possession of a weapon in the third degree (§ 265.02 [1]). Defendant failed to preserve for our review his contention that the evidence is legally insufficient to support the conviction ( see People v Gray, 86 NY2d 10, 19). Furthermore, viewing the evidence in light of the elements of the crimes as charged to the jury ( see People v Danielson, 9 NY3d 342, 349), we conclude that the verdict is not against the weight of the evidence ( see generally People v Bleakley, 69 NY2d 490, 495). The testimony of the People's witnesses was not "`so unworthy of belief as to be incredible as a matter of law'" ( People v Woods, 26 AD3d 818, 819, lv denied 7 NY3d 765; see People v Ogborn, 57 AD3d 1430), and we see no reason to disturb the jury's resolution of credibility issues ( see generally Bleakley, 69 NY2d at 495).


Summaries of

People v. Fulton

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Fourth Department
Apr 24, 2009
61 A.D.3d 1425 (N.Y. App. Div. 2009)
Case details for

People v. Fulton

Case Details

Full title:THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Respondent, v. JOVAN FULTON, Appellant

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

Date published: Apr 24, 2009

Citations

61 A.D.3d 1425 (N.Y. App. Div. 2009)
2009 N.Y. Slip Op. 3331
879 N.Y.S.2d 262