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THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Respondent, v. WELLINGTON PIERSON, Appellant.

Judgment unanimously affirmed. Memorandum: Defendant was convicted following a jury trial of driving while intoxicated as a felony. Viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the People (People v Malizia, 62 N.Y.2d 755, 757, cert denied 469 U.S. 932), we conclude that legally sufficient proof was adduced at trial to support defendant's conviction (see, People v Bleakley, 69 N.Y.2d 490, 495; see also, People v Smith, 179 A.D.2d 1060; People v Cole, 178 A.D.2d 1016). The proof concerning defendant's intoxication was uncontroverted. It showed that he was "incapable of employing the physical and mental abilities which he [was] expected to possess in order to operate [his] vehicle as a reasonable and prudent driver" (People v Cruz, 48 N.Y.2d 419, 428, appeal dismissed 446 U.S. 901). The testimony of the defense witnesses presented only a question of credibility for the jury to resolve and we conclude that its resolution of that issue is not contrary to the weight of the evidence (see, People v Bleakley, supra, at 495).

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PEOPLE v. PIERSON
(Feb 5, 1993)