Opinion
May 9, 1996
Appeal from the Supreme Court, New York County (Nicholas Figueroa, J.).
Defendant's claims regarding the sufficiency of the evidence, that the People failed to establish that he possessed the bag found by the police or his knowledge of the weight of the controlled substance, are unpreserved for appellate review, since defendant merely moved for a general trial order of dismissal ( see, People v. Gray, 86 N.Y.2d 10), and we decline to review them in the interest of justice. Defendant's argument that normal preservation rules do not apply with respect to sufficiency of the evidence claims in nonjury trials is no longer viable in light of the recent decision of the Court of Appeals in People v Santos ( 86 N.Y.2d 869), which specifically rejected this proposition. We also find that the verdict was not against the weight of the evidence.
Concur — Milonas, J.P., Rosenberger, Rubin, Kupferman and Tom, JJ.