The People, etc., respondent, v. John Confident, appellant. (2011)

Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Second Department, New York.

The People, etc., respondent, v. John Confident, appellant.

2009–05730 (Ind.No. 2412 /07)

Decided: April 19, 2011

PETER B. SKELOS, J.P. ARIEL E. BELEN PLUMMER E. LOTT JEFFREY A. COHEN, JJ.

Lynn W.L. Fahey, New York, N.Y. (Joshua M. Levine of counsel), for appellant. Richard A. Brown, District Attorney, Kew Gardens, N.Y. (John M. Castellano, Johnnette Traill, and Danielle Hartman of counsel), for respondent.

Argued—March 31, 2011

DECISION & ORDER

Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Queens County (McGann, J.), rendered May 19, 2009, convicting him of criminal possession of a weapon in the third degree and reckless driving, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.

ORDERED that the judgment is affirmed.

Viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the prosecution (see People v. Contes, 60 N.Y.2d 620), we find that it was legally sufficient to establish beyond a reasonable doubt the defendant's guilt of criminal possession of a weapon in the third degree and reckless driving (see People v. Verez, 83 N.Y.2d 921, 924; Matter of Tamara E., 19 AD3d 489, 490; People v. O'Brien, 212 A.D.2d 741, 742; People v. Scott, 199 A.D.2d 436; People v. Hines, 173 A.D.2d 730, 730–731). Moreover, upon our independent review pursuant to 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 NY3d 633).

SKELOS, J.P., BELEN, LOTT and COHEN, JJ., concur.

ENTER:

Matthew G. Kiernan

Clerk of the Court

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