Opinion
January 21, 1997.
Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Gerges, J.), rendered November 15, 1994, convicting him of murder in the second degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.
Before: Rosenblatt, J. P., Sullivan, Altman and Goldstein, JJ.
Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.
The defendant contends that the People failed to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that the prosecution witnesses accurately and reliably identified him as the perpetrator. However, the defendant's motion to dismiss for the failure to prove a prima facie case was not sufficiently specific to preserve this claim for appellate review ( see, CPL 470.05; People v Johnson, 185 AD2d 247). In any event, viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the prosecution ( see, People v Contes, 60 NY2d 620), we find that it was legally sufficient to establish the defendant's guilt beyond a reasonable doubt. Moreover, upon the exercise of our factual review power, we are satisfied that the verdict of guilt was not against the weight of the evidence (CPL 470.15).
The defendant's remaining contentions are either unpreserved for appellate review ( see, CPL 470.05), without merit, or do not require reversal.