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p. 638The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Kareem Puarto, Appellant. [668 NYS2d 485]
Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Rappaport, J.), rendered September 13, 1995, convicting him of criminal possession of a controlled substance 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 reasonable doubt. Moreover, upon the exercise of our factual
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review power, we are satisfied that the verdict of guilt was not against the weight of the evidence (see, CPL 470.15 [5]).
The defendant’s sentence was not excessive (see, People v Suitte, 90 AD2d 80 ).
The defendant’s remaining contentions are without merit.
O’Brien, J. P., Sullivan, Friedmann and Goldstein, JJ., concur.
Cases cited
- People v. Contes 60 NY2d 620 p. 638
- People v. Suitte 90 AD2d 80 p. 639