People v. Webb

The defendant’s contention that the trial court erred in admitting his statement, allegedly made “a few weeks” before the robbery, that he knew “the perfect guy to rob in Brooklyn,” is unpreserved for appellate review (see CPL 470.05 [2]). In any event, any error resulting from admission of the challenged statement was harmless, as there was overwhelming evidence of the defendant’s guilt, and no significant probability that the error affected the verdict (see People v Crimmins, 36 NY2d 230, 241-242 [1975]).

Contrary to the defendant’s contention, the trial court did not improvidently exercise…