People v. Stevenson

Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the County Court, Suffolk County (Hudson, J.), rendered December 23, 2004, convicting him of murder in the second degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.

Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.

Upon the exercise of our factual review power, we are satisfied that the verdict of guilt was not against the weight of the evidence (see CPL 470.15 [5]). The defendant failed to preserve for appellate review his contention that the County Court erroneously admitted the deceased victim’s statements into evidence (see People v Smith, 37 AD3d 333…