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People v. Ritgers

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Feb 20, 1990
158 A.D.2d 628 (N.Y. App. Div. 1990)

Opinion

February 20, 1990

Appeal from the County Court, Nassau County (Thorp, J.).


Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.

There was testimony from four witnesses that the defendant staggered when he walked, was unbalanced, had slurred speech, spoke very loudly, had bloodshot eyes and had an alcoholic odor. In addition, the defendant admitted to an officer that he was both the owner and operator of the car.

Viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the prosecution (see, People v Contes, 60 N.Y.2d 620), we find that it was legally sufficient to establish the defendant's guilt beyond a reasonable doubt. Moreover, resolution of issues of credibility, as well as the weight to be accorded the evidence, are primarily questions to be determined by the jury, which saw and heard the witnesses (see, People v Gaimari, 176 N.Y. 84, 94). Its determination should be accorded great weight on appeal and should not be disturbed unless clearly unsupported by the record (see, People v Garafolo, 44 A.D.2d 86, 88). Upon exercise of our factual review we are satisfied that the verdict was not against the weight of the evidence (CPL 470.15). Mangano, J.P., Bracken, Eiber and Harwood, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

People v. Ritgers

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Feb 20, 1990
158 A.D.2d 628 (N.Y. App. Div. 1990)
Case details for

People v. Ritgers

Case Details

Full title:THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Respondent, v. RAYMOND J. RITGERS…

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

Date published: Feb 20, 1990

Citations

158 A.D.2d 628 (N.Y. App. Div. 1990)
551 N.Y.S.2d 598

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