Opinion
December 12, 1994
Appeal from the Supreme Court, Rockland County (Kelly, 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). Further, the court did not improvidently exercise its discretion in rendering its Sandoval ruling (see, People v Pavao, 59 N.Y.2d 282; People v Williams, 56 N.Y.2d 236; People v Sandoval, 34 N.Y.2d 371).
The defendant's claim that his privilege against self-incrimination was violated is not preserved for appellant review, and, in any event, is without merit (see, People v De George, 73 N.Y.2d 614; People v Savage, 50 N.Y.2d 673, cert denied 449 U.S. 1016; People v Harrison, 149 A.D.2d 434).
We have considered the defendant's remaining contentions and find them to be without merit. Sullivan, J.P., Rosenblatt, Miller and Ritter, JJ., concur.