People v. Espinal

—Judgment, Supreme Court, Bronx County (Gerald Sheindlin, J.), rendered June 5, 1991, convicting defendant, after jury trial, of kidnapping in the first degree and attempted grand larceny in the second degree, and sentencing him to concurrent terms of 15 years to life and 21/s to 7 years, respectively, unanimously affirmed.

The People presented overwhelming evidence of defendant’s guilt of the crimes charged, and without the benefit of additional background facts that might have been developed had an appropriate postjudgment motion been made pursuant to CPL 440.10 (People v Love, 57 NY2d 998,…