People v. Sierra

Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Lagaña, J.), rendered August 26, 1986, convicting him of murder in the second degree, after a nonjury trial, and imposing sentence.

Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.

We find no irregularity in the Grand Jury proceeding which might have presented any real possibility of prejudice to the defendant such as to warrant dismissal of the indictment (CPL 210.20 [1] [c]; 210.35 [5]). The defendant was afforded ample opportunity to present any evidence supporting a potential justification defense and the prosecutor was not…