Opinion
January 20, 1998
Appeal from the County Court, Nassau County (Cotter, J.).
Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.
There is no merit to the defendant's contention that a police videotape depicting him possessing a controlled substance was improperly admitted into evidence at trial because the tape was unclear. Whether a tape recording should be admitted into evidence is within the discretion of the trial court ( see, People v. Harrell, 187 A.D.2d 453). Having viewed the videotape, we conclude that it was sufficiently clear to warrant its admission into evidence. In any event, there was no danger that the jury was left to speculate as to what transpired because the undercover officer who had worn the motorcycle helmet in which the camera had been hidden testified and gave a full account of the drug transaction. Viewing the evidence adduced at trial 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.
The defendant's remaining contentions are either unpreserved for appellate review or without merit.
Bracken, J.P., Copertino, Thompson and Luciano, JJ., concur.