Opinion
October 20, 1992
Appeal from the Supreme Court, Bronx County (Ivan Warner, J.).
The trial court properly exercised its discretion in precluding defense counsel's questioning of the People's witnesses as to what recording devices could have been used in the buy and bust operation herein, and as to the residences of the various individuals arrested in this operation, as irrelevant to the issues before the jury (see, People v Rodriguez, 64 N.Y.2d 738, 741).
Although the trial court in its charge to the jury did not separate (i.e., number) the elements of each crime charged, all elements thereof and the applicable burden of proof were simultaneously and fully presented, and linked in unambiguous terms (see, People v Sanders, 69 N.Y.2d 860, 861).
We have considered defendant's additional claims of error and find them to be either unpreserved or meritless.
Concur — Sullivan, J.P., Milonas, Rosenberger, Ross and Asch, JJ.