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People v. Vassell

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Mar 20, 1995
213 A.D.2d 571 (N.Y. App. Div. 1995)

Opinion

March 20, 1995

Appeal from the County Court, Nassau County (Thorp, J.).


Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.

The defendant contends that there was no probable cause to arrest him and to search the wall behind him where the police found three bags of crack cocaine. The defendant also contends that the police officers' trial testimony was patently tailored to meet constitutional objections. However, the defendant is raising these issues for the first time on appeal. Thus, the defendant has waived his right to judicial determination of these issues (see, CPL 710.70; People v. Underwood, 126 A.D.2d 584; People v. Manners, 118 A.D.2d 734).

The jury's verdict was not against the weight of the evidence (see, People v. Bleakley, 69 N.Y.2d 490, 495). It is well settled that the resolution of issues of credibility, as well as the weight to be accorded to the evidence presented, are primarily questions to be determined by the jury, which saw and heard the witnesses (see, People v. Gaimari, 176 N.Y. 84, 94). Its determination should be accorded great weight on appeal and should not be disturbed unless clearly unsupported by the record (see, People v. Garafolo, 44 A.D.2d 86, 88). O'Brien, J.P., Ritter, Santucci and Friedmann, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

People v. Vassell

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Mar 20, 1995
213 A.D.2d 571 (N.Y. App. Div. 1995)
Case details for

People v. Vassell

Case Details

Full title:THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Respondent, v. STEVEN VASSELL…

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

Date published: Mar 20, 1995

Citations

213 A.D.2d 571 (N.Y. App. Div. 1995)
624 N.Y.S.2d 917