People v Dorce
2012 NY Slip Op 00978 [92 AD3d 692]
February 7, 2012
Appellate Division, Second Department
As corrected through Wednesday, March 28, 2012


The People of the State of New York, Respondent,
v
HerbyDorce, Appellant.

[*1]Lynn W. L. Fahey, New York, N.Y. (Leila Hull of counsel), for appellant.

Richard A. Brown, District Attorney, Kew Gardens, N.Y. (John M. Castellano, JohnnetteTraill, and Danielle Hartman of counsel), for respondent.

Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Queens County(Cooperman, J.), rendered September 17, 2009, convicting him of assault in the second degree(two counts), criminal possession of a weapon in the third degree, and criminal trespass in thethird degree, after a nonjury trial, and imposing sentence.

Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.

The defendant's contention that his convictions of assault in the second degree and criminalpossession of a weapon in the third degree are based on legally insufficient evidence isunpreserved for appellate review (see CPL 470.05 [2]; People v Hawkins, 11 NY3d 484,492 [2008]). In any event, 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 toestablish the defendant's guilt of those counts beyond a reasonable doubt (see People v Chiddick, 8 NY3d445, 447-448 [2007]; People vWilliams, 69 AD3d 662, 662-663 [2010]; People v Rivera, 42 AD3d 587, 588-589 [2007]; People vRollins, 273 AD2d 159, 160 [2000]; People v Sheppard, 202 AD2d 701, 702[1994]). Moreover, upon our independent review pursuant to CPL 470.15 (5), we are satisfiedthat the verdict of guilt of assault in the second degree and criminal possession of a weapon inthe third degree was not against the weight of the evidence (see People v Romero, 7 NY3d 633 [2006]; People v Parris, 70 AD3d 725, 727[2010]; People v Williamson, 21AD3d 575, 575-576 [2005]). Any inconsistencies or discrepancies in the police officer'stestimony did not render his testimony incredible (see People v Middleton, 36 AD3d 941, 942 [2007]). Rivera, J.P.,Dickerson, Chambers and Austin, JJ., concur.


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