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People v. Peterson

112 A.D.2d 172 Court N.Y. App. Div. Decision date 1985-07-01 English

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The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Daniel Peterson, Appellant.

Appeal by defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Queens County (Giaccio, J.), rendered July 5, 1983, convicting him of robbery in the second degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.

Judgment affirmed.

Despite certain inconsistencies in the complainant’s testimony and the fact that complainant had a criminal record, the resolution of his credibility was a matter for the trier of

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fact and his testimony does not “compel the conclusion that a reasonable doubt existed as a matter of law” (People v La Borde, 76 AD2d 869 , 870).

Defendant’s other contentions are without merit. Thompson, J. P., Brown, Weinstein and Kunzeman, JJ., concur.