The verdict was based on legally sufficient evidence and was not against the weight of the evidence. Issues of credibility, including the weight to be given to interests and backgrounds of witnesses and inconsistencies in their testimony, were properly considered by the jury and there is no basis for disturbing its determinations (see People v Gaimari, 176 N.Y. 84, 94 [1903]). The jury properly credited evidence that disproved defendant's justification defense beyond...
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