Legal Opinion

People v. King

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided February 20, 2001Published

1Opinion of the Court

—Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Queens County (Finnegan, J.), rendered May 11, 1998, convicting him of criminal sale of a controlled substance in the third degree (two counts), upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.

Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.

Since the defendant failed to object, request curative instructions, or otherwise alert the trial court to the alleged deficiency in its instructions to the jury concerning prior inconsistent statements, the issue is unpreserved for appellate review (see, People v Minor, 124 AD2d 601, 602; People v Wolcott,…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. People v. SuitteAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1982
  2. People v. PenaNew York Court of Appeals · 1980
  3. People v. WolcottAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1985
  4. People v. MinorAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1986

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