| People v Williams |
| 2015 NY Slip Op 08866 [134 AD3d 745] |
| December 2, 2015 |
| Appellate Division, Second Department |
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| The People of the State of New York,Respondent, v Kerron Williams, Appellant. |
Seymour W. James, Jr., New York, N.Y. (Denise Fabiano of counsel), forappellant.
Kenneth P. Thompson, District Attorney, Brooklyn, N.Y. (Leonard Joblove, CamilleO'Hara Gillespie, and Andrew Wang of counsel), for respondent.
Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County(Marrus, J.), rendered November 13, 2012, convicting him of criminal possession of aweapon in the second degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.
Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.
The defendant failed to preserve for appellate review his contention that the evidencewas legally insufficient to support his conviction of criminal possession of a weapon inthe second degree (see CPL 470.05 [2]; People v Hawkins, 11 NY3d 484, 492 [2008]). In anyevent, viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the prosecution (see Peoplev Contes, 60 NY2d 620, 621 [1983]), we find that it was legally sufficient toestablish the defendant's guilt of criminal possession of a weapon in the second degreebeyond a reasonable doubt. Moreover, in fulfilling our responsibility to conduct anindependent review of the weight of the evidence (see CPL 470.15 [5]; People v Danielson, 9 NY3d342, 348 [2007]), we nevertheless accord great deference to the jury's opportunity toview the witnesses, hear the testimony, and observe demeanor (see People vMateo, 2 NY3d 383 [2004]; People v Bleakley, 69 NY2d 490, 495 [1987]).Upon reviewing the record here, we are satisfied that the verdict of guilt was not againstthe weight of the evidence (seePeople v Romero, 7 NY3d 633 [2006]).
The sentence imposed was not excessive (see People v Suitte, 90 AD2d 80[1982]).
The defendant's remaining contentions do not require reversal. Balkin, J.P., Hall,Duffy and LaSalle, JJ., concur.