People v. Williams
| Decision Date | 11 January 2017 |
| Citation | 146 A.D.3d 821,45 N.Y.S.3d 503,2017 N.Y. Slip Op. 00198 |
| Parties | The PEOPLE, etc., respondent, v. Patrick WILLIAMS, appellant. |
| Court | New York Supreme Court — Appellate Division |
146 A.D.3d 821
45 N.Y.S.3d 503
2017 N.Y. Slip Op. 00198
The PEOPLE, etc., respondent,
v.
Patrick WILLIAMS, appellant.
Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Second Department, New York.
Jan. 11, 2017.
Foley Griffin, LLP, Garden City, N.Y. (Brian J. Griffin of counsel), for appellant.
Madeline Singas, District Attorney, Mineola, N.Y. (Tammy J. Smiley and Laurie K. Gibbons of counsel), for respondent.
REINALDO E. RIVERA, J.P., L. PRISCILLA HALL, SHERI S. ROMAN, and FRANCESCA E. CONNOLLY, JJ.
Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Nassau County (Honorof, J.), rendered September 30, 2014, convicting him of conspiracy in the fourth degree (two counts), upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.
ORDERED that the judgment is affirmed.
In July 2010, the defendant was charged with grand larceny, conspiracy, and related crimes, all arising from his alleged participation, with several codefendants, in a bid-rigging scheme involving the New Cassel Revitalization Project, an
initiative intended to effectuate the development of eight sites in the downtown corridor of New Cassel. After a jury trial, the defendant was convicted of two counts of conspiracy in the fourth degree.
Viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the prosecution (see People v. Contes, 60 N.Y.2d 620, 621, 467 N.Y.S.2d 349, 454 N.E.2d 932 ), we find that it was legally sufficient to establish the defendant's guilt beyond a reasonable doubt. Moreover, in fulfilling our responsibility to conduct an independent review of the weight of the evidence (see CPL 470.15 [5] ; People v. Danielson, 9 N.Y.3d 342, 849 N.Y.S.2d 480, 880 N.E.2d 1 ), we nevertheless accord great deference to the jury's opportunity to view the witnesses, hear the testimony, and observe demeanor (see People v. Mateo, 2 N.Y.3d 383, 410, 779 N.Y.S.2d 399, 811 N.E.2d 1053 ; ...
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