People v Bierd
Annotate this CaseThe People of the State of New York, Respondent,
v
Christian Bierd, Appellant.
—[*1] Robert C. Mitchell, Riverhead, N.Y. (Alfred J. Cicale of counsel), for appellant.
Thomas J. Spota, District Attorney, Riverhead, N.Y. (Thomas C. Costello of counsel), for respondent. Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the County Court, Suffolk County (Kerins, J.), rendered October 28, 2003, convicting him of rape in the second degree (two counts), after a nonjury trial, and imposing sentence.
Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.
Viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the prosecution (see People v Contes, 60 NY2d 620 [1983]), we find that it was legally sufficient to establish the defendant's guilt beyond a reasonable doubt. Moreover, upon the exercise of our factual review power (see CPL 470.15 [5]), we are satisfied that the verdict of guilt was not against the weight of the evidence (see People v Romero, 7 NY3d 633 [2006]). Schmidt, J.P., Skelos, Covello and Balkin, JJ., concur.
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