People v. DiPippo

Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Putnam County (Warhit, J.), rendered August 10, 2012, convicting him of murder in the second degree and rape in the first degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.

Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.

Prior to trial, the Supreme Court held a hearing on the defendant’s motion to introduce at trial certain evidence of alleged third-party culpability. Contrary to the defendant’s contention, under the circumstances of this case, the Supreme Court providently exercised its discretion in denying his motion to introduce the…