People v. Melvin

Judgment unanimously affirmed. Memorandum: Supreme Court properly denied defendant’s motion for a mistrial after a police witness, during cross-examination, inadvertently referred to defen*908dant’s parole status. The court examined each juror individually and determined that the jurors remained impartial in spite of the reference to defendant’s parole status (see, People v Young, 48 NY2d 995, 996; People v Kirkland, 177 AD2d 946, 947, lv denied 79 NY2d 859; People v Nagi, 153 AD2d 964, 965). Defendant’s challenge to the court’s charge on circumstantial evidence was not preserved for our review…