People v. Payne

• Decision Date: 01 May 2007
• Docket Number: 2004-07260.
• Citation: 833 N.Y.S.2d 411,40 A.D.3d 660,2007 NY Slip Op 03948
• Parties: THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Respondent, v. DARLENE PAYNE, Appellant.
• Court: New York Supreme Court — Appellate Division

40 A.D.3d 660

833 N.Y.S.2d 411

2007 NY Slip Op 03948

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Respondent, v. DARLENE PAYNE, Appellant.

2004-07260.

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, Second Department.

Decided May 1, 2007.

Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the County Court, Orange County (Rosenwasser, J.), rendered August 3, 2004, convicting her of manslaughter in the second degree, assault in the third degree, and endangering the welfare of an incompetent person, after a nonjury trial, and imposing sentence.

Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.

The defendant failed to preserve for appellate review her argument that the evidence was not legally sufficient to establish her guilt because it did not support a finding that she was capable of having the necessary mental states required for commission of the crimes (see CPL 470.05 [2]). In any event, viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the prosecution (see People v Contes, 60 NY2d 620 [1983]), we find that it was legally sufficient to establish the defendant's guilt beyond a reasonable doubt. Furthermore, upon the exercise of our factual review power (see CPL 470.15 [5]), we are satisfied that the verdict of guilt was not against the weight of the evidence (see People v Romero, 7 NY3d 633 [2006]).

The defendant's contention that the verdict was repugnant is unpreserved for appellate...