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People v. Kearse

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Nov 14, 1988
144 A.D.2d 495 (N.Y. App. Div. 1988)

Opinion

November 14, 1988

Appeal from the Supreme Court, Kings County (Broomer, J.).


Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.

Since both the complainant and the eyewitness were familiar with the appellant prior to the occurrence of the instant crime, the showup was merely confirmatory (see, People v. Ingram, 110 A.D.2d 852).

Any issue of law with respect to the defendant's claims that the trial court erroneously charged the jury on the concepts of reasonable doubt and accessorial liability are not preserved for appellate review as the defendant failed to object to those portions of the court's charge (see, CPL 470.05). In any event, the court correctly defined reasonable doubt and in no way shifted the burden of proof to the defendant. Further, the court's charge as to accessorial liability properly set forth the necessary element of intent.

Finally, the defendant was properly sentenced to an indeterminate term of 13 years' to life imprisonment as a persistent violent felony offender pursuant to Penal Law § 70.08 (2). Kunzeman, J.P., Weinstein, Rubin and Kooper, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

People v. Kearse

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Nov 14, 1988
144 A.D.2d 495 (N.Y. App. Div. 1988)
Case details for

People v. Kearse

Case Details

Full title:THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Respondent, v. COURTNEY KEARSE…

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

Date published: Nov 14, 1988

Citations

144 A.D.2d 495 (N.Y. App. Div. 1988)

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