| People v Brown |
| 2026 NY Slip Op 00520 [246 AD3d 756] |
| February 4, 2026 |
| Appellate Division, Second Department |
| Published by New York State Law Reporting Bureau pursuant to Judiciary Law § 431. |
| The People of the State of New York,
Respondent, v Cynell Brown, Appellant. |
Jerry F. Kebrdle II, Elmsford, NY, for appellant.
Susan Cacace, District Attorney, White Plains, NY (Jill Oziemblewski and Steven A. Bender of counsel), for respondent.
Crimes
- Verdict
- Sufficiency of Evidence
Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the County Court, Westchester County (George E. Fufidio, Jr., J.), rendered January 12, 2023, convicting him of murder in the second degree, criminal possession of a weapon in the second degree, criminal possession of a controlled substance in the fourth degree, and tampering with physical evidence (two counts), upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.
Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.
In fulfilling our responsibility to conduct an independent review of the weight of the evidence (see CPL 470.15 [5]; People v Danielson, 9 NY3d 342 [2007]), we are satisfied that the verdict convicting the defendant of murder in the second degree was not against the weight of the evidence (see People v Romero, 7 NY3d 633, 645 [2006]).
The defendant's remaining contention is not preserved for appellate review (see CPL 470.05 [2]). Duffy, J.P., Christopher, Wan and Goldberg Velazquez, JJ., concur.