People v. Johnson

Oct 9, 2001
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—Judgment, Supreme Court, Bronx County (Harold Silverman, J.), rendered January 13, 2000, convicting defendant, after a jury trial, of robbery in ‍​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​‍the first degree, and sentencing him to a term of 5 to 10 years, unanimously affirmed.

The jury’s verdict was not against the weight of the evidence. Issues concerning identification and credibility, including the weight to be given to contradictions in ‍​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​‍the victim’s description of the robber, were properly considered by the trier of facts and there is no basis upon which to disturb its determinations.

There was a valid, unanimous jury verdict where the jury agreed upon a verdict, and when polled, ‍​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​‍each juror affirmed that the verdict was his or her verdict. Contrary to defendant’s argument, the record clearly establishes that the court accepted the verdict, specifically employing the language: “The verdict stands as recorded.” When the trial court recorded and ‍​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​‍accepted the verdict, the verdict became final and binding (CPL 310.80; People v Greenfield, 70 AD2d 662, 663). Accordingly, *275the information received by the court subsequent to its acceptance of the verdict did not warrant a new trial (see, People v Horney, 112 AD2d 841, lv ‍​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​‍denied 66 NY2d 615). We have considered and rejected defendant’s remaining arguments. Concur — Sullivan, P. J., Nardelli, Williams and Mazzarelli, JJ.