PEOPLE v. BORIA

ORDERED that the judgment and the resentence are affirmed.

The defendant contends that the People failed to prove by legally sufficient evidence that he was guilty of the crimes charged and that the verdict was against the weight of the evidence. We disagree. Viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the prosecution (see, People v. Contes, 60 N.Y.2d 620), we find that it was legally sufficient to establish the defendant's guilt beyond a reasonable doubt. Moreover, resolution of issues of credibility, as well as the weight to be accorded to the evidence presented, are primarily questions to be determined by the jury, which saw and heard the witnesses (see, People v. Gaimari, 176 N.Y. 84, 94). Its determination should be accorded great weight on appeal and should not be disturbed unless clearly unsupported by the record (see, People v. Garafalo, 44 A.D.2d 86, 88). Upon the exercise of our factual review power, we are satisfied that the verdict of guilt was not against the weight of the evidence (see, CPL 470.15).

The defendant's contention that his identification by one of the witnesses to the shooting was tainted by a suggestive photographic array is without merit. A photographic display is suggestive where some characteristic of one picture draws the viewer's attention to it, indicating that the police have made a particular selection (see, People v. Robert, 184 A.D.2d 597; People v. Thomas, 133 A.D.2d 867). An examination of the six-picture array employed in this case demonstrates that it was not suggestive. Although the background of the defendant's photograph was slightly darker than the others and his head somewhat smaller, the differences were not of such quality as would taint the array. The defendant`s appearance and pose did not differ greatly from those of the men in the other photographs (see, People v. Price, 256 A.D.2d 596; People v. Guzman, 220 A.D.2d 614; People v. Wells, 272 A.D.2d 562).

The sentence imposed was not excessive (see, People v. Suitte, 90 A.D.2d 80).

The defendant's remaining contentions are without merit.