People v. Slacks

There is no merit to the defendant’s contention that reversible error took place by the court’s references to the trial as a "search for the truth”. The record demonstrates that the court’s charge, when viewed as a whole, adequately conveyed to the jury the appropriate standards applicable to the case and included accurate instructions regarding the burden of proof (see, People v Coleman, 70 NY2d 817; People v Canty, 60 NY2d 830). Accordingly, the challenged references did not deprive the defendant of his right to a fair trial (see, People v Brown, 209 AD2d 428; People v Griffith, 200 AD2d…