PEOPLE v. MICHAELS


301 A.D.2d 366 (2003)

752 N.Y.S.2d 854

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Respondent, v. STEVEN MICHAELS, Appellant.

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, First Department.

Decided January 7, 2003.


The verdict was based on legally sufficient evidence and was not against the weight of the evidence. There is no basis for disturbing the jury's determinations concerning credibility. The evidence clearly warranted the conclusion that defendant was a participant in the crime, whose role was to distract the victim while defendant's companion picked the victim's pocket.

The court properly exercised its discretion in receiving testimony from a well-qualified expert on...

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