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People v. Santiago

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, First Department
Dec 14, 1993
199 A.D.2d 84 (N.Y. App. Div. 1993)

Opinion

December 14, 1993

Appeal from the Supreme Court, Bronx County (Martin Marcus, J.).


Defendant, arrested as the seller of heroin to an undercover officer taking part in a "buy and bust" operation, claims that the verdict was against the weight of the evidence because of discrepancies in the police testimony regarding his identification. However, whether defendant had a scruffy beard on the day of his arrest, or whether the undercover officer described defendant and his cohort with too much precision, were issues of credibility to be resolved by the jury, and, upon an independent review of the record, we find no reason to disturb its determination (see, People v Bleakley, 69 N.Y.2d 490).

We have considered defendant's other claims and find them to be without merit.

Concur — Murphy, P.J., Sullivan, Ross and Asch, JJ.


Summaries of

People v. Santiago

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, First Department
Dec 14, 1993
199 A.D.2d 84 (N.Y. App. Div. 1993)
Case details for

People v. Santiago

Case Details

Full title:THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Respondent, v. JOSE SANTIAGO…

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

Date published: Dec 14, 1993

Citations

199 A.D.2d 84 (N.Y. App. Div. 1993)
605 N.Y.S.2d 863