People v. Nieves

Judgment, Supreme Court, Bronx County (Bonnie Wittner, J., at plea and sentence; George Covington, J., at hearing), rendered March 19, 1991, convicting defendant, upon his plea of guilty, of attempted criminal possession of a weapon in the third degree, and sentencing him, as a second violent felony offender, to a term of imprisonment of 2 to 4 years, unanimously affirmed.

The findings of a hearing court are accorded much weight (People v Prochilo, 41 NY2d 759 , 761; People v Falciglia, 153 AD2d 795 , affd 75 NY2d 935 ), and should not be disturbed unless manifestly erroneous (People v Vasquez, 166 AD2d 194 , lv denied 77 NY2d 845 ). Such is hardly the case here. Inconsequential inconsistencies in a police officer’s testimony are not good reasons to find his testimony incredible or patently tailored to overcome constitutional objections (see, People v Jones, 168 AD2d 370 , lv denied 77 NY2d 907 ; People v Rodriguez, 164 AD2d 824 , lv denied 76 NY2d 943 ). Concur — Carro, J. P., Ellerin, Kupferman and Asch, JJ.