People v. Pertha
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
Appeal by defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Miller, J.), rendered April 10, 1989, convicting her of attempted robbery in the second degree (two counts), upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.
*845Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.
The defendant argues that since her conviction was premised solely on circumstantial evidence, the court committed reversible error when it failed to charge the jury, sua sponte, with respect thereto. However, this issue is unpreserved for appellate review as a matter of law since the defendant failed to request such a charge and did…
2Cases cited2 opinions
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