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People v. Taylor

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, First Department
May 6, 2003
305 A.D.2d 138 (N.Y. App. Div. 2003)

Opinion

1052

May 6, 2003.

Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (Richard Carruthers, J.), rendered September 27, 1999, convicting defendant, after a jury trial, of two counts of robbery in the second degree, and sentencing him to concurrent terms of 5 to 10 years, unanimously affirmed.

Dana Poole, for respondent.

Matthew J. Wojtkowiak, for defendant-appellant.

Before: Buckley, P.J., Nardelli, Mazzarelli, Sullivan, Gonzalez, JJ.


The verdict was based on legally sufficient evidence and was not against the weight of the evidence. Issues of identification and credibility were properly considered by the jury and there is no basis for disturbing its determinations.

Since defendant requested no further relief after the court struck the offending testimony and delivered a curative instruction, his bolstering claim is unpreserved ( see People v. Medina, 53 N.Y.2d 951), and we decline to review it in the interest of justice. Were we to review this claim, we would find that the court's curative actions were sufficient to prevent any prejudice ( see People v. Davis, 58 N.Y.2d 1102).

THIS CONSTITUTES THE DECISION AND ORDER OF THE SUPREME COURT, APPELLATE DIVISION, FIRST DEPARTMENT.


Summaries of

People v. Taylor

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, First Department
May 6, 2003
305 A.D.2d 138 (N.Y. App. Div. 2003)
Case details for

People v. Taylor

Case Details

Full title:THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Respondent, v. SAMUEL TAYLOR…

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

Date published: May 6, 2003

Citations

305 A.D.2d 138 (N.Y. App. Div. 2003)
757 N.Y.S.2d 843