People v. Hatcher

The defendant failed to preserve for appellate review his challenges to the court’s charge to the jury, as he did not object to the charge (see CPL 470.05 [2]; People v Williams, 38 AD3d 925, 926 [2007]; People v Edwards, 292 AD2d 393, 394 [2002]). In any event, the court’s charge, when read as a whole, fairly instructed the jury on the principles of law to be applied to the case (see People v Ferraro, 49 AD3d 550, 551 [2008]).

The defendant’s challenge to the legal sufficiency of the evidence is also unpreserved for appellate review, as he made only a general motion to dismiss the indictment…