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People v. Sims

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Feb 17, 1987
127 A.D.2d 805 (N.Y. App. Div. 1987)

Opinion

February 17, 1987

Appeal from the Supreme Court, Queens County (Baker, J.).


Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.

Viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the People and bearing in mind that issues concerning credibility and the weight of the evidence are to be determined by the trier of the facts, upon the exercise of our factual review power we are satisfied that the evidence was of sufficient quantity and quality to establish the defendant's guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.

Any asserted errors in the prosecutor's summation are unpreserved for our review (CPL 470.05; see, People v Medina 53 N.Y.2d 951). Moreover, we note that this was a nonjury trial and under such circumstances the court "is presumed, absent a showing of prejudice, to have considered only the competent evidence adduced at trial in reaching the verdict" (People v Reyes, 116 A.D.2d 602, 603; People v. Murdocca, 120 A.D.2d 682).

We have considered the contention raised in the defendant's pro se brief and find it to be without merit. Brown, J.P., Weinstein, Rubin and Spatt, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

People v. Sims

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Feb 17, 1987
127 A.D.2d 805 (N.Y. App. Div. 1987)
Case details for

People v. Sims

Case Details

Full title:THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Respondent, v. ERROL SIMS, Appellant

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

Date published: Feb 17, 1987

Citations

127 A.D.2d 805 (N.Y. App. Div. 1987)

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