Opinion
December 5, 2000.
Judgment, Supreme Court, Bronx County (Daniel FitzGerald, J.), rendered April 6, 1998, convicting defendant, after a jury trial, of burglary in the first degree, burglary in the second degree and criminal possession of stolen property in the fifth degree, and sentencing him, as a persistent violent felony offender, to concurrent terms of 25 years to life, 20 years to life and 1 year, respectively, unanimously affirmed.
Lynetta M. St. Clair, for respondent.
Juan A. Campos, for defendant-appellant.
Before: Williams, J.P., Mazzarelli, Ellerin, Wallach, Rubin, JJ.
The record as a whole establishes that defendant received meaningful representation (see, People v. Benevento, 91 N.Y.2d 708, 713-714). Although defense counsel did not object to police testimony concerning statements made by the complainants, this evidence was admissible to explain police conduct. In any event, counsel's failure to make an objection pursuant to People v. Trowbridge ( 305 N.Y. 471) did not deprive defendant of a fair trial (see, People v. Hobot, 84 N.Y.2d 1021, 1024).
Defendant's contention that the prosecutor violated the court'sSandoval ruling is unpreserved and we decline to review it in the interest of justice. Were we to review this claim, we would find that the cross-examination of defendant was in compliance with theSandoval ruling.
We perceive no basis for reduction of sentence.
THIS CONSTITUTES THE DECISION AND ORDER OF SUPREME COURT, APPELLATE DIVISION, FIRST DEPARTMENT.