People v. Melendez

Appeal from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Monroe County (Thomas M. Van Strydonck, J.), rendered March 3, 2003. The judgment convicted defendant, upon a jury verdict, of burglary in the second degree.

It is hereby ordered that the judgment so appealed from be and the same hereby is unanimously affirmed.

Memorandum: On appeal from a judgment convicting him of burglary in the second degree (Penal Law § 140.25 [2]), defendant contends that reversal is required because his interpreter was inadequate. We reject that contention inasmuch as defendant has failed to establish that he was prejudiced by…