Legal Opinion

People v. Guadalupe

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

Decided March 24, 1994Published

1Opinion of the Court

—Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (Ronald Zweibel, J.), rendered August 6, 1991, convicting defendant, after a jury trial, of robbery in the first degree, and sentencing him, as a persistent violent felony offender, to a term of 10 years to life, unanimously affirmed.

Defendant’s claim that he was denied a fair trial because a court officer spoke to a juror about a personal matter is not preserved for appellate review as a matter of law (CPL 470.05 [2]; see, People v Hodges, 173 AD2d 644, lv denied 78 NY2d 1011), and we decline to review the issue in the interest of justice. If we were…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. People v. BonaparteNew York Court of Appeals · 1991
  2. People v. RukajAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1986
  3. People v. HodgesAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1991

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