Appeal from a judgment of the Supreme Court (Lamont, J.), rendered October 1, 2010 in Albany County, upon a verdict convicting defendant of the crime of criminal possession of a weapon in the second degree (two counts).
Defendant was indicted for the crimes of criminal possession of a weapon in the second degree (two counts), criminal mischief in the third degree and prohibited use of weapons after it was alleged that he had fired a handgun at a moving vehicle. Following a jury trial, defendant was convicted of the criminal possession of a weapon counts and sentenced, as a second felony offender, to concurrent prison terms of 12 years, to be followed by five years of postrelease supervision.
Defendant now appeals, arguing that the verdict finding him guilty on the criminal possession counts while acquitting him on the prohibited use of weapons count was repugnant in light of the People’s theory that he fired a shot and hit the vehicle. “[A] verdict as to a particular count shall be set aside only
Defendant also contends that the verdict finding him guilty of criminal possession of a weapon in the second degree is against the weight of the evidence due to his acquittal on the prohibited use of weapons count. Several witnesses testified that, following a dispute with the occupants of the vehicle, defendant fired a shot in the vehicle’s direction, striking its bumper. Defendant presented alibi witnesses who testified that he briefly participated in the dispute, but then promptly returned to his apartment and was inside when the shot was fired. While a different verdict would not have been unreasonable, upon viewing the evidence in a neutral light and deferring to the jury’s credibility determinations, we are satisfied that the verdict is not against the weight of the evidence (see People v Townsend, 94 AD3d 1330, 1331 [2012], lv denied 19 NY3d 1105 [2012]; People v Mosher, 94 AD3d 1231, 1232 [2012], lv denied 19 NY3d 999 [2012]). While we have considered defendant’s acquittal on the prohibited use of weapons count in performing our weight of the evidence review (see People v O’Neil, 66 AD3d 1131, 1134 n 2 [2009]; People v Ross, 62 AD3d 619, 619 [2009], lv denied 12 NY 3d 928 [2009]), we do not find that it warrants a different result.
Finally, there is no merit to defendant’s argument that a mistrial should have been granted when a juror reported that she had observed an individual taking photographs of the jury during the trial. Supreme Court questioned each juror who was
Stein, Spain and Garry, JJ., concur. Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.
