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p. 545The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Paul Beickert, Appellant. [653 NYS2d 860]
Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the County Court, Suffolk County (Weber, J.), rendered July 29, 1993, convicting him of criminal possession of a weapon in the third degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.
Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.
Viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the prosecution (see, People v Contes, 60 NY2d 620 ), we find that it was legally sufficient to establish the defendant’s guilt beyond a
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reasonable doubt. Moreover, upon the exercise of our factual review power, we are satisfied that the verdict of guilt was not against the weight of the evidence (see, CPL 470.15 [5]). Bracken, J. P., O’Brien, Florio and Luciano, JJ., concur.
Cases cited
- People v. Contes 60 NY2d 620 p. 545