Opinion
April 28, 1994
Appeal from the Supreme Court, New York County (Richard Failla, J.).
Upon viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the People (see, People v Contes, 60 N.Y.2d 620, 621), we find that the police officer's opportunity to observe defendant in the well-lit street from a distance of 10 feet together with his unequivocal in-court identification and defendant's inculpatory post-arrest statements to a prison inmate concerning the subject shooting incident are legally sufficient to establish defendant's identity and guilt beyond a reasonable doubt (see, People v Burton, 194 A.D.2d 683, lv denied 82 N.Y.2d 752; People v Stokes, 188 A.D.2d 627, lv denied 81 N.Y.2d 795).
Defendant's claim concerning improper bolstering of the eyewitness' identification testimony does not require reversal under the circumstances presented, since, to the extent the issue is preserved, the court promptly sustained defense counsel's objection to the testimony and directed the jury to disregard it (People v Ortiz, 188 A.D.2d 292, lv denied 81 N.Y.2d 890). Since defendant did not voice any complaint concerning the adequacy of the court's curative instruction he should not now be heard to complain about it.
Contrary to defendant's contention, it was not reversible error to admit into evidence a radio run of "dispute and a firearm" in connection with defendant's arrest seven weeks after the subject shooting incident. The court granted the defendant's alternative request for a limiting curative instruction and the jury is presumed to have followed it (People v Davis, 58 N.Y.2d 1102, 1104).
Finally, we find the trial court did not abuse its discretion in allowing consolidation of the indictments against defendant Trevesu and co-defendant Ramos, both of whom were involved in a street shootout when the police arrived on the scene (see, People v Mahboubian, 74 N.Y.2d 174, 183).
Concur — Carro, J.P., Wallach, Asch, Nardelli and Williams, JJ.