The verdict was based on legally sufficient evidence and was not against the weight of the evidence. There is no basis upon which to disturb the jury's determinations concerning credibility. The jury was warranted in finding that the People disproved beyond a reasonable doubt defendant's defense that his payments and offers of payments to a police officer made in relation to a family-run drug operation were extorted by the officer (Penal Law § 200.05). The evidence established...
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