The verdict was based on legally sufficient evidence and was not against the weight of the evidence. Issues of credibility, including the victim's background and her prior inconsistent statements, 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 court properly exercised its discretion in receiving expert testimony on battered women's syndrome and in denying defendant...
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