The verdict was based on legally sufficient evidence and was not against the weight of the evidence. Issues of credibility and identification, including the weight to be given the backgrounds of the People's witnesses and the 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]). Notably, several witnesses who knew defendant from the neighborhood...
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