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—Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Queens County (Giaccio, J.), rendered July 8, 1996, convicting him of escape in the second degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.
Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.
Viewing the evidence in a 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 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 remaining contentions are without merit (see, People v Pena, 50 NY2d 400 , cert denied 449 US 1087 ; see also, People v Suitte, 90 AD2d 80 ).
Joy, J. P., Krausman, Florio and Luciano, JJ., concur.
Cases cited
- People v. Contes 60 NY2d 620 p. 737
- People v. Pena 50 NY2d 400 p. 737
- People v. Suitte 90 AD2d 80 p. 737