The verdict was not against the weight of the evidence. There is no basis upon which to disturb the jury's determinations concerning identification and credibility.
The court properly permitted the People to introduce a composite sketch created by the complainant with the aid of an artist after defendant opened the door to this evidence by creating a misapprehension as to the integrity of the police focus on him as a suspect (see, People v Melendez,
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