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People v. Alexander

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, First Department
Dec 11, 1990
168 A.D.2d 297 (N.Y. App. Div. 1990)

Opinion

December 11, 1990

Appeal from the Supreme Court, New York County (Rena Uviller, J.).


Defendant's challenge to the court's expanded no-adverse-inference charge is unpreserved for review as a matter of law (CPL 470.05; People v. Autry, 75 N.Y.2d 836). We find no reason to review in the interest of justice (see, People v. Autry, supra). In any event, the challenged charge did not impermissibly comment on any failure of a defendant to offer sworn testimony (compare, People v. McLucas, 15 N.Y.2d 167, 171) and was consistent with CPL 300.10 (2) and we decline to reverse for minor expansion beyond the statutory language (People v. Diggs, 151 A.D.2d 359, 362). We have examined defendant's remaining contentions and find them to be meritless.

Concur — Kupferman, J.P., Sullivan, Milonas, Rosenberger and Kassal, JJ.


Summaries of

People v. Alexander

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, First Department
Dec 11, 1990
168 A.D.2d 297 (N.Y. App. Div. 1990)
Case details for

People v. Alexander

Case Details

Full title:THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Respondent, v. ANDRE ALEXANDER…

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

Date published: Dec 11, 1990

Citations

168 A.D.2d 297 (N.Y. App. Div. 1990)
562 N.Y.S.2d 518

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