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People v. Ortiz

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, First Department
Apr 8, 2008
50 A.D.3d 336 (N.Y. App. Div. 2008)

Opinion

No. 3314.

April 8, 2008.

Judgment, Supreme Court, Bronx County (Seth L. Marvin, J.), rendered March 13, 2006, convicting defendant, after a jury trial, of burglary in the first degree, assault in the second degree, and attempted robbery in the second degree, and sentencing him, as a second violent felony offender, to an aggregate term of 15 years, unanimously affirmed.

Richard M. Greenberg, Office of the Appellate Defender, New York (Andres A. Munoz of counsel), for appellant.

Robert T. Johnson, District Attorney, Bronx (Cynthia A. Carlson of counsel), for respondent.

Before: Lippman, P.J., Friedman, Catterson and Moskowitz, JJ.


The verdict was not against the weight of the evidence (see People v Danielson, 9 NY3d 342, 348-349). There is no basis for disturbing the jury's determinations concerning credibility and identification. Defendant was identified by the victim, who was acquainted with defendant and knew him by name. In addition, police officers saw defendant escaping from the victim's apartment and also made prompt, on-the-scene identifications. The inconsistencies in testimony cited by defendant were insignificant.

We perceive no basis for reducing the sentence.


Summaries of

People v. Ortiz

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, First Department
Apr 8, 2008
50 A.D.3d 336 (N.Y. App. Div. 2008)
Case details for

People v. Ortiz

Case Details

Full title:THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Respondent, v. Luis ORTIZ, Appellant

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

Date published: Apr 8, 2008

Citations

50 A.D.3d 336 (N.Y. App. Div. 2008)
2008 N.Y. Slip Op. 3078
855 N.Y.S.2d 88

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