Opinion
2001-08988
Submitted February 13, 2003.
March 10, 2003.
Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Queens County (Cooperman, J.), rendered September 5, 2001, convicting her of murder in the second degree (two counts), robbery in the first degree (two counts), and burglary in the first degree (two counts), upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.
Andrew C. Fine, New York, N.Y. (John Schoeffel of counsel), for appellant.
Richard A. Brown, District Attorney, Kew Gardens, N.Y. (John M. Castellano and Johnnette Traill of counsel; Jennifer Hagan on the brief), for respondent.
Before: SANDRA J. FEUERSTEIN, J.P., NANCY E. SMITH, GLORIA GOLDSTEIN, BARRY A. COZIER, JJ.
DECISION ORDER
ORDERED that the judgment is affirmed.
The defendant's contention that the trial court erred in its charge regarding the voluntariness of her statements to law enforcement officials is unpreserved for appellate review (see CPL 470.05; People v. Chavis, 237 A.D.2d 527; People v. Judge, 197 A.D.2d 536, 537; People v. Roth, 139 A.D.2d 605, 608). In any event, any error was harmless in light of the overwhelming evidence establishing that the defendant's incriminating statements were not the product of psychological coercion (see People v. Ross, 197 A.D.2d 713; People v. McFarlane, 187 A.D.2d 734).
The sentence imposed was not excessive (see People v. Farrar, 52 N.Y.2d 302; People v. Suitte, 90 A.D.2d 80).
The defendant's remaining contentions are without merit.
FEUERSTEIN, J.P., SMITH, GOLDSTEIN and COZIER, JJ., concur.