People v. Pughe

—Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Starkey, J.), rendered November 27, 1996, convicting him of attempted robbery in the second degree and criminal possession of a weapon in the fourth degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.

Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.

Contrary to the defendant’s contention, the trial court did not err in denying his request for an adverse inference charge with regard to a plastic bag left at the crime scene. In any event, the People’s failure to preserve the plastic bag did not prejudice the defendant (see, People…