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People v. Sanabria

Supreme Court of New York, Appellate Division, First Department
Jun 6, 1995
216 A.D.2d 29 (N.Y. App. Div. 1995)

Opinion


216 A.D.2d 29 628 N.Y.S.2d 627 The PEOPLE of the State of New York, Respondent, v. William SANABRIA, Defendant-Appellant. Supreme Court of New York, First Department June 6, 1995.

        D.L. Morse, for respondent.

        G.G. Grace, for defendant-appellant.

        SULLIVAN, J.P., and RUBIN, ROSS, NARDELLI and MAZZARELLI, JJ.

        MEMORANDUM DECISION.

        Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (Charles Tejada, J.), rendered February 22, 1993, convicting defendant, after a jury trial, of criminal possession of a controlled substance in the third and fourth degrees and sentencing him, as a second felony offender, to concurrent terms of 4 1/2 to 9 years, and 3 to 6 years, respectively, unanimously affirmed.

        The radio broadcast by a fellow officer detailing defendant's unlawful conduct, description and location gave the arresting officers probable cause (see, People v. Lypka, 36 N.Y.2d 210, 213-214, 366 N.Y.S.2d 622, 326 N.E.2d 294). The People also established that defendant abandoned the bag containing 70 glassines of heroin when he tossed it to the ground after seeing the police officers exiting their van with shields displayed as they walked toward him (see, People v. Boodle, 47 N.Y.2d 398, 418 N.Y.S.2d 352, 391 N.E.2d 1329, cert. denied 444 U.S. 969, 100 S.Ct. 461, 62 L.Ed.2d 383). Defendant's claims that the prosecutor attempted to shift the burden of proof during her summation are unpreserved for appellate review as a matter of law (CPL 470.05[2], and we decline to review in the interest justice in the light of the underlying evidence of defendant's guilt. To the extent otherwise challenged, the summation constituted permissible rhetorical comment (People v. Galloway, 54 N.Y.2d 396, 446 N.Y.S.2d 9, 430 N.E.2d 885), and fair response to defendant's attack on the credibility of the People's witnesses (People v. Marks, 6 N.Y.2d 67, 188 N.Y.S.2d 465, 160 N.E.2d 26, cert. denied 362 U.S. 912, 80 S.Ct. 662, 4 L.Ed.2d 620).

Summaries of

People v. Sanabria

Supreme Court of New York, Appellate Division, First Department
Jun 6, 1995
216 A.D.2d 29 (N.Y. App. Div. 1995)
Case details for

People v. Sanabria

Case Details

Full title:People v. Sanabria

Court:Supreme Court of New York, Appellate Division, First Department

Date published: Jun 6, 1995

Citations

216 A.D.2d 29 (N.Y. App. Div. 1995)
628 N.Y.S.2d 627