The People of the State of New York, Respondent v. Michael Calabria, Appellant

Summary

The Court affirmed the conviction, holding that the single eyewitness identification was legally sufficient because a rational trier of fact could find guilt beyond a reasonable doubt. It rejected the dissent's claim of insufficiency and noted that appellate reversal is limited to rare cases of hopeless contradictions. The concurrence warned of the thin evidence but agreed to affirm.