People v. Hattan

— Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Queens County (Berkowitz, J.), rendered July 8, 1987, convicting him of criminal sale of a controlled substance in the third degree and criminal facilitation in the fourth degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.

Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.

The defendant’s contention that the court failed to give the minimal charge on identification warranted by the evidence is not preserved for appellate review. Reviewing the contention in the exercise of our interest of justice jurisdiction, we agree that the charge should…