People v. Stewart

Judgment unanimously affirmed. Memorandum: We reject defendant’s contention that the People failed to establish a sufficient chain of custody with *1029respect to the paper napkin seized from defendant’s vehicle. The record provides reasonable assurances of the identity and unchanged condition of the evidence (see, People v Julian, 41 NY2d 340, 343). Therefore, any deficiencies in the chain of custody affect only the weight of the evidence, not its admissibility (see, People v Julian, supra, at 344; People v Donovan, 141 AD2d 835, 837, lv denied 72 NY2d 1044; People v Piazza, 121 AD2d 573, 574, lv…