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People v. Chohan

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, First Department
Oct 15, 1998
254 A.D.2d 124 (N.Y. App. Div. 1998)

Opinion

October 15, 1998

Appeal from the Supreme Court, New York County (William Leibovitz, J.).


Defendant's claim that the People failed to establish venue with respect to two counts of offering a false instrument for filing in the first degree is unpreserved and we decline to review it in the interest of justice. Venue is not an essential element of the crimes charged ( see, People v. Moore, 46 N.Y.2d 1), and we reject defendant's argument that the court's references to New York County during its charge transformed venue into an element, thereby requiring proof beyond a reasonable doubt. In any event, venue was properly established ( see, CPL 20.40 [c]; [4] [k].

The court properly denied defendant's challenge for cause. The record supports the court's ruling that the prospective juror's ability to communicate in the English language was sufficient.

We perceive no abuse of sentencing discretion.

Concur — Milonas, J.P., Rosenberger, Ellerin and Rubin, JJ.


Summaries of

People v. Chohan

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, First Department
Oct 15, 1998
254 A.D.2d 124 (N.Y. App. Div. 1998)
Case details for

People v. Chohan

Case Details

Full title:The PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Respondent, v. MOHAMMED CHOHAN, Also…

Court:Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, First Department

Date published: Oct 15, 1998

Citations

254 A.D.2d 124 (N.Y. App. Div. 1998)
679 N.Y.S.2d 10

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