People v. Boyd

OPINION OF THE COURT

Memorandum.

The order of the Appellate Division should be affirmed.

Defendant advances several claims in support of his contention that there should be a reversal; none is availing. The objections registered to the admission of the introductory portion of the taped conversation between defendant and the police agent — that it was "self-serving” and “not in furtherance of any conspiracy” — were insufficient to preserve for our review his present contention that it was inadmissible hearsay (cf. People v Gonzalez, 55 NY2d 720).

It was not error, on direct examination of the…