Opinion
April 26, 1994
Appeal from the Supreme Court, Bronx County (Arlene Silverman, J.).
Defendant's claim that the "two-inference" charge diluted the People's burden of proof is unpreserved, and we decline to review it in the interest of justice (People v Evans, 192 A.D.2d 337, lv denied 81 N.Y.2d 1072). In any event, the charge, viewed as a whole, conveyed the appropriate burden of proof since the court thoroughly instructed the jury that the People were required to prove defendant's guilt beyond a reasonable doubt (supra).
Defendant's contention that the trial court erred in submitting, without a specific request, a no adverse inference charge on the ground that it unduly emphasized his decision not to testify (People v Autry, 75 N.Y.2d 836; People v Temple, 165 A.D.2d 748, 750, lv denied 76 N.Y.2d 944), is unpreserved and we decline to review it in the interest of justice. Were we to review we would nonetheless find that the court did not err in the circumstances of this case, in which defense counsel in summation, told the jury that the Judge would give such a charge.
Concur — Rosenberger, J.P., Ellerin, Rubin, Nardelli and Williams, JJ.