Opinion
Argued February 4, 2000
March 17, 2000
Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Carroll, J.), rendered April 1, 1998, convicting him of criminal possession of stolen property in the third degree, criminal possession of stolen property in the fourth degree, criminal possession of stolen property in the fifth degree, and unauthorized use of a motor vehicle in the third degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.
M. Sue Wycoff, New York, N.Y. (Deepa Rajan of counsel), for appellant.
Charles J. Hynes, District Attorney, Brooklyn, N.Y. (Roseann B. MacKechnie, Ann Bordley, and Phyllis Mintz of counsel), for respondent.
WILLIAM C. THOMPSON, J.P., SONDRA MILLER, ANITA R. FLORIO, ROBERT W. SCHMIDT, JJ.
DECISION ORDER
ORDERED that the judgment is affirmed.
At trial, the defendant did not raise a relevant objection to the prosecutor's alleged failure to lay a proper foundation before cross-examining a defense witness concerning his failure to come forward with exculpatory information (see, People v. Dawson, 50 N.Y.2d 311). Accordingly, the defendant's present contentions as to this matter are unpreserved for appellate review (see, People v. Cruz, 267 A.D.2d 319 [2d Dept., Dec. 13, 1999]; People v. Dosunmu, 267 A.D.2d 320; [2d Dept., Dec. 13, 1999]; People v. Douglas, 248 A.D.2d 550). In any event, in light of the overwhelming evidence of the defendant's guilt, any error in this regard is harmless (see,People v. Johnson, 212 A.D.2d 733; People v. Archie, 200 A.D.2d 676).
The defendant's remaining contentions are without merit.
THOMPSON, J.P., S. MILLER, FLORIO, and SCHMIDT, JJ., concur.