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People v. Harnett

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, First Department
Jan 8, 2004
3 A.D.3d 338 (N.Y. App. Div. 2004)

Opinion

2656.

Decided January 8, 2004.

Judgment, Supreme Court, Bronx County (Barbara Newman, J.), rendered December 14, 2000, convicting defendant, after a jury trial, of sodomy in the first degree and criminal possession of a weapon in the fourth degree, and sentencing him to concurrent terms of 18 years and 1 year, respectively, unanimously affirmed.

Kristin L. Vassallo, for Respondent.

Martin M. Lucente, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before: Nardelli, J.P., Sullivan, Rosenberger, Lerner, Gonzalez, JJ.


The verdict was based on legally sufficient evidence and was not against the weight of the evidence. Issues of credibility were properly considered by the jury and there is no basis for disturbing its determinations ( see People v. Gaimari, 176 N.Y. 84, 94). The fact that the jury rendered a mixed verdict is explainable and does not warrant a different conclusion ( see People v. Rayam, 94 N.Y.2d 557).

The record fails to support defendant's claim that he was excluded from a conference with a prospective juror ( see People v. Velasquez, 1 N.Y.3d 44. On the contrary, we conclude that the court followed a standard procedure which ensured defendant's presence each time a panelist asked to address the court in private, including the occasion at issue.

We perceive no basis for reducing the sentence.

THIS CONSTITUTES THE DECISION AND ORDER OF THE SUPREME COURT, APPELLATE DIVISION, FIRST DEPARTMENT.


Summaries of

People v. Harnett

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, First Department
Jan 8, 2004
3 A.D.3d 338 (N.Y. App. Div. 2004)
Case details for

People v. Harnett

Case Details

Full title:THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Respondent, v. TIMOTHY HARNETT…

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

Date published: Jan 8, 2004

Citations

3 A.D.3d 338 (N.Y. App. Div. 2004)
769 N.Y.S.2d 888

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