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Judgment, Supreme Court, Bronx County (Bonnie Wittner, J.), rendered May 12, 1992, convicting defendant, after a non-jury trial, of three counts of rape in the first degree and two counts of sodomy in the first degree, and sentencing him as a second
Viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the People and recognizing that credibility is for the trier of facts (People v Malizia, 62 NY2d 755 , 757, cert denied 469 US 932 ), we find that the evidence was legally sufficient. Furthermore, the verdict was not against the weight of the evidence (People v Bleakley, 69 NY2d 490 ). We also find that the sentence was fair and proper under the circumstances. Concur—Murphy, P. J., Sullivan, Ross and Asch, JJ.
Cases cited
- People v. Malizia 62 NY2d 755 at 757 p. 86
- People v. Bleakley 69 NY2d 490 p. 86