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People v. Caldwell

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, First Department
Dec 11, 1997
245 A.D.2d 89 (N.Y. App. Div. 1997)

Opinion

December 11, 1997

Appeal from the Supreme Court, Bronx County (Nicholas Iacovetta, J.).


The verdict was based on legally sufficient evidence and was not against the weight of the evidence.

Defendant's claim that the laboratory reports submitted to the Grand Jury failed to meet the requirements of CPL 190.30 (2) and that the evidence before the Grand Jury was therefore insufficient is not reviewable on this appeal from a judgment of conviction (CPL 210.30; People v. Cerda, 236 A.D.2d 292).

Defendant's express waiver of his Batson claim renders this claim unreviewable (see, People v. Negron, 214 A.D.2d 588, 589, lv denied 86 N.Y.2d 738).

Contrary to defendant's claim, the amount of money recovered from him was admissible since it tended to corroborate the testimony of the observing officer that there was an exchange of currency (People v. Porch, 212 A.D.2d 360, 361, lv denied 86 N.Y.2d 845) and since it demonstrated defendant's intent to sell narcotics.

The court's restriction of defendant's cross-examination of the observing officer was a proper exercise of discretion.

We have considered defendant's other arguments, including those contained in his pro se supplemental brief, and find them to be unpreserved and without merit.

Concur — Murphy, P.J., Sullivan, Rubin, Tom and Mazzarelli, JJ.


Summaries of

People v. Caldwell

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, First Department
Dec 11, 1997
245 A.D.2d 89 (N.Y. App. Div. 1997)
Case details for

People v. Caldwell

Case Details

Full title:THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Respondent, v. STEVEN CALDWELL…

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

Date published: Dec 11, 1997

Citations

245 A.D.2d 89 (N.Y. App. Div. 1997)
666 N.Y.S.2d 133

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