People v. Castanza

OPINION OF THE COURT

Kaken M. Wilutis, J.

Defendant, having been found guilty of one of the offenses with which he was charged, endangering the welfare of a child (Penal Law § 260.10 [1]), seeks to set aside the jury verdict (CPL 330.30).

Pursuant to CPL 330.30 (1), the setting aside of a verdict must be based on “[a]ny ground appearing in the record which, if raised upon an appeal from a prospective judgment of conviction, would require a reversal or modification of the judgment as a matter of law.” On the appeal of a judgment of conviction, reversal is required as a matter of law if the…