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People v. Jarvis

101 A.D.3d 749 Court N.Y. App. Div. Decision date 2012-12-05 English

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The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v David Jarvis, Appellant.
[955 NYS2d 367]

Viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the prosecution (see People v Contes, 60 NY2d 620 , 621 [1983]), we find that it was legally sufficient to establish beyond a reasonable doubt that the defendant manifested the requisite criminal intent (see People v Bracey, 41 NY2d 296 , 301 [1977]; People v Mendez, 34 AD3d 697 , 698 [2006]; People v Coulter, 240 AD2d 756 [1997]). Moreover, upon our independent review pursuant to CPL 470.15 (5), we are satisfied that the verdict of guilt was not against the weight of the evidence (see People v Romero, 7 NY3d 633 , 644-645 [2006]). Any discrepancies between the complainant’s prior statements to a police officer, the complainant’s grand jury testimony, and the complainant’s trial testimony “were not of such magnitude as to render the complainant’s testimony incredible or unreliable” (People v Scipio, 61 AD3d 899 , 899 [2009]). Moreover, the discrepancies were insufficient to render the complainant’s testimony perjurious (see Penal Law §§ 210.05, 210.10, 210.15; People v Scipio, 61 AD 3d at 899 ; People v Hansen, 290 AD2d 47 , 51-52 [2002]; People v

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Bishop, 206 AD2d 884 , 885 [1994]; People v Kitchen, 162 AD2d 178 , 179 [1990]).

The defendant’s remaining contentions are without merit. Mastro, J.P., Rivera, Chambers and Lott, JJ., concur.

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