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People v. Van Pelt

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
May 30, 1989
150 A.D.2d 817 (N.Y. App. Div. 1989)

Opinion

May 30, 1989

Appeal from the Supreme Court, Richmond County (Owens, 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 it was legally sufficient to establish the defendant's guilt. 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).

Contrary to the defendant's claim, the trial court's isolated remark admonishing the defense counsel for pursuing a particular line of questioning after it had sustained the prosecutor's objection thereto did not prevent the jury from arriving at an impartial judgment on the merits (see, People v Moulton, 43 N.Y.2d 944, 946; People v Gonzalez, 131 A.D.2d 778, 779).

We have examined the defendant's remaining contentions, including those presented in his pro se supplemental brief, and find them to be either unpreserved for appellate review or without merit. Bracken, J.P., Kunzeman, Balletta and Rosenblatt, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

People v. Van Pelt

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
May 30, 1989
150 A.D.2d 817 (N.Y. App. Div. 1989)
Case details for

People v. Van Pelt

Case Details

Full title:THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Respondent, v. EDWARD VAN PELT…

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

Date published: May 30, 1989

Citations

150 A.D.2d 817 (N.Y. App. Div. 1989)