People v. Woods
| Decision Date | 29 March 2011 |
| Citation | 919 N.Y.S.2d 368,82 A.D.3d 1277,2011 N.Y. Slip Op. 02714 |
| Parties | The PEOPLE, etc., respondent, v. Anthony WOODS, appellant. |
| Court | New York Supreme Court |
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Lynn W.L. Fahey, New York, N.Y. (Sarah J. Berger of counsel), for appellant.
Charles J. Hynes, District Attorney, Brooklyn, N.Y. (Leonard Joblove, Diane R. Eisner, and Catherine Dagonese of counsel), for respondent.
Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Ingram, J.), rendered April 22, 2008, convicting him of burglary in the first degree, assault in the third degree (three counts), and reckless endangerment in the second degree (two counts), upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.
ORDERED that the judgment is affirmed.
The defendant was charged with multiple counts of, inter alia, burglary in the first degree, assault in the third degree, criminal possession of a weapon, and reckless endangerment in the second degree. These charges stemmed from a number of distinct incidents which occurred in the complainant's apartment while the complainant and the defendant were engaged in a relationship. The defendant contends, inter alia, that the verdicts of guilt for the crimes of burglary in the first degree and reckless endangerment were against the weight of the evidence in light of the jury's verdict acquitting the defendant of the weapons possession charges.
In fulfilling our responsibility to conduct an independent review of the weight of the evidence ( seeCPL 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 fact finder'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,cert. denied542 U.S. 946, 124 S.Ct. 2929, 159 L.Ed.2d 828;People v. Bleakley, 69 N.Y.2d 490, 495, 515 N.Y.S.2d 761, 508 N.E.2d 672). Moreover, under the circumstances of this case, as part of our review of the weight of the evidence, we decline to “assume the basis for any implied inconsistencies in mixed jury verdicts” ( People v. Rayam, 94 N.Y.2d 557, 563, 708 N.Y.S.2d 37, 729 N.E.2d 694;see People v. Houston, 73 A.D.3d 1081, 1082, 902 N.Y.S.2d 583;People v. Martinez, 63 A.D.3d 859, 860, 880 N.Y.S.2d 492;see also People v. Ross, 62 A.D.3d 619, 619, 881 N.Y.S.2d 397;People v. Freeman, 298 A.D.2d 311, 311–312, 749 N.Y.S.2d 231). Upon reviewing the record here, we are satisfied that the verdict of...
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