Opinion
November 20, 1997
Appeal from the Supreme Court, Bronx County (John Collins, J.).
Since defendant made a vague exception and then expressly withdrew it, his present challenge to the court's explanation of reasonable doubt is unpreserved for appellate review (see, CPL 470.05; People v. Thomas, 50 N.Y.2d 467), and we decline to review it in the interest of justice. Were we to review it, we would find that the charge as a whole conveyed the proper legal standards (see, People v. Fields, 87 N.Y.2d 821).
We have considered defendant's other contentions and find them to be either without merit or unpreserved.
Concur — Murphy, P. J., Milonas, Ellerin, Rubin and Tom, JJ.