People v. Haramura

— Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Queens County (Pitaro, J.), rendered October 11, 1990, convicting him of robbery in the first degree, 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.

The defendant’s contention, that the prosecutor’s cross-examination of him regarding his ability to understand and speak English improperly appealed to racial prejudice, is not preserved for appellate review. The defense counsel never specifically raised such a…