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People v. Messiah

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Feb 9, 1998
247 A.D.2d 490 (N.Y. App. Div. 1998)

Opinion

February 9, 1998

Appeal from the Supreme Court, Westchester County (Cowhey, J.).


Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.

Viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the prosecution ( see, People v. Contes, 60 N.Y.2d 620), we find that it was legally sufficient to establish the defendant's guilt beyond a reasonable doubt. Moreover, upon the exercise of our factual review power, we are satisfied that the verdict of guilt was not against the weight of the evidence ( see, CPL 470.15).

The defendant's challenge to the racial composition of the jury pool was waived by his failure to make that challenge in writing to the trial court prior to the selection of the jury ( see, CPL 270.10; People v. Parks, 41 N.Y.2d 36, 41; People v. Consolazio, 40 N.Y.2d 446, 455, cert denied 433 U.S. 914; People v. Battle, 221 A.D.2d 648).

The trial court's reasonable doubt charge was proper ( see, People v. Robinson, 218 A.D.2d 673, 674, affd 88 N.Y.2d 1001).

The defendant's remaining contentions, including those raised in his supplemental pro se brief, are either unpreserved for appellate review ( see, CPL 470.05; People v. Allen, 86 N.Y.2d 101, 111) or without merit.

O'Brien, J.P., Thompson, Santucci and McGinity, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

People v. Messiah

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Feb 9, 1998
247 A.D.2d 490 (N.Y. App. Div. 1998)
Case details for

People v. Messiah

Case Details

Full title:THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Respondent, v. KASSAN MESSIAH…

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

Date published: Feb 9, 1998

Citations

247 A.D.2d 490 (N.Y. App. Div. 1998)
668 N.Y.S.2d 94

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