PEOPLE v. SIMMONS (2008)

Appeal by the defendant from (1) a judgment of the County Court, Rockland County (Bartlett, J.), rendered May 23, 2006, convicting him of grand larceny in the second degree, falsifying business records in the first degree (five counts), and conspiracy in the fifth degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence, and (2) an amended sentence of the same court dated November 15, 2006, which, after a hearing, directed him to pay restitution in the total sum of $142,297.64.

ORDERED that the judgment and the amended sentence are affirmed.

Viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the prosecution (see People v. Contes, 60 N.Y.2d 620, 467 N.Y.S.2d 349, 454 N.E.2d 932), we find that it was legally sufficient to establish the defendant's guilt of grand larceny in the second degree beyond a reasonable doubt.   Moreover, 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 N.Y.3d 633, 826 N.Y.S.2d 163, 859 N.E.2d 902;  People v. Bleakley, 69 N.Y.2d 490, 495, 515 N.Y.S.2d 761, 508 N.E.2d 672).

The court did not err in directing the defendant, after a hearing, to pay restitution in the total sum of $142,297.64 (see Penal Law §§ 60.25, 60.27;  People v. Tzitzikalakis, 8 N.Y.3d 217, 220, 832 N.Y.S.2d 120, 864 N.E.2d 44;  People v. Consalvo, 89 N.Y.2d 140, 651 N.Y.S.2d 963, 674 N.E.2d 672).