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People v. Ralph

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Apr 8, 1996
226 A.D.2d 478 (N.Y. App. Div. 1996)

Opinion

April 8, 1996

Appeal from the Supreme Court, Queens County (Roman, J.).


Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.

The defendant has not preserved for appellate review his challenges to the admission of testimony by the police witnesses ( see, CPL 470.05; People v. Tevaha, 84 N.Y.2d 879; People v. Walker, 220 A.D.2d 469). In any event, we reject the defendant's contention that he was denied a fair trial by the admission of this testimony. The court admitted properly limited expert testimony regarding the general practices in street-level drug transactions inasmuch as it helped the jury understand the actions of the police that led to the defendant's arrest ( see, People v. Tevaha, supra; People v. Brown, 218 A.D.2d 813; People v Kane, 207 A.D.2d 846, affd 85 N.Y.2d 1024; People v. Peoples, 202 A.D.2d 694).

The defendant's remaining contentions are either unpreserved for appellate review or without merit. Sullivan, J.P., Copertino, Pizzuto and Florio, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

People v. Ralph

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Apr 8, 1996
226 A.D.2d 478 (N.Y. App. Div. 1996)
Case details for

People v. Ralph

Case Details

Full title:THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Respondent, v. RALPH M., Appellant

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

Date published: Apr 8, 1996

Citations

226 A.D.2d 478 (N.Y. App. Div. 1996)
640 N.Y.S.2d 797