Opinion
No. 2007-02822.
November 12, 2008.
Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the County Court, Nassau County (Robbins, J.), rendered March 14, 2007, convicting him of promoting prison contraband in the first degree and criminal possession of a controlled substance in the fifth degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.
Joseph A. Hanshe, Sayville, N.Y., for appellant.
Kathleen M. Rice, District Attorney, Mineola, N.Y. (Robert A. Schwartz and Llisa T. Fleischer of counsel), for respondent.
Before: Skelos, J.P., Ritter, Carni and Dickerson, JJ.
Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.
Viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the prosecution ( see People v Contes, 60 NY2d 620), we find that it was legally sufficient to establish the defendant's guilt beyond a reasonable doubt. Upon our independent review pursuant to CPL 470.15 (5), we are satisfied that the verdict of guilt was not against the weight of the evidence ( see People v Romero, 7 NY3d 633).
Contrary to the defendant's contention, he was not entitled to a missing witness charge ( see generally People v Savinon, 100 NY2d 192, 196; People v Gonzalez, 68 NY2d 424, 427; see also People v Marino, 21 AD3d 430, 432).