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People v. Kimbell

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Third Department
Jan 10, 1991
169 A.D.2d 880 (N.Y. App. Div. 1991)

Opinion

January 10, 1991

Appeal from the County Court of Sullivan County (Vogt, J.).


We initially find that since defendant's statements to the undercover police officers during the drug transaction were spontaneous and not involuntary, County Court did not err in failing to conduct a Huntley hearing (see, People v McDuffie, 156 A.D.2d 992, 993), and the People were not even required to provide defendant with a notice of intention to offer such statements (see, People v Wells, 133 A.D.2d 385, 386, lv denied 70 N.Y.2d 939). With respect to defendant's claim that the evidence adduced at the trial failed to prove his guilt beyond a reasonable doubt, mainly because the testimony was not believable, a review of the record reveals that any questions of credibility of the witnesses were properly resolved by the jury and, therefore, its findings will not be disturbed by this court (see, People v Hunt, 158 A.D.2d 543, 544). Finally, we find no abuse of discretion in County Court's imposition of the concurrent prison sentences of 8 1/3 to 25 years (see, People v Gibbons, 156 A.D.2d 263, lv denied 75 N.Y.2d 919; People v Ramos, 155 A.D.2d 252, 254, lv denied 75 N.Y.2d 816).

Judgment affirmed. Mahoney, P.J., Casey, Weiss, Yesawich, Jr., and Levine, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

People v. Kimbell

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Third Department
Jan 10, 1991
169 A.D.2d 880 (N.Y. App. Div. 1991)
Case details for

People v. Kimbell

Case Details

Full title:THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Respondent, v. DEREK KIMBELL…

Court:Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Third Department

Date published: Jan 10, 1991

Citations

169 A.D.2d 880 (N.Y. App. Div. 1991)
564 N.Y.S.2d 609

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