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People v. Velasquez [2d Dept 1999

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Aug 16, 1999
(N.Y. App. Div. Aug. 16, 1999)

Opinion

Argued May 28, 1999

August 16, 1999

Spiros A. Tsimbinos, Kew Gardens, N.Y., for appellant.

Richard A. Brown, District Attorney, Kew Gardens, N.Y. (John M. Castellano, Robin A. Forshaw, and Peter Mason of counsel; Nora A. Colangelo on the brief), for respondent.

FRED T. SANTUCCI, J.P., GABRIEL M. KRAUSMAN, ANITA R. FLORIO, SANDRA J. FEUERSTEIN, JJ.


DECISION ORDER

Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Queens County (Buchter, J.), rendered September 17, 1998, convicting him of rape in the second degree, sodomy in the second degree (two counts), sexual abuse in the second degree, and endangering the welfare of a child, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.

ORDERED that the judgment is affirmed.

The defendant has not preserved for appellate review his contention that his convictions on count no. 1 charging rape in the second degree, count nos. 13 and 25 charging sodomy in the second degree, and count no. 37 charging sexual abuse in the second degree should be reversed on the ground that they were rendered duplicitous by the testimony at trial ( see, People v. Farbman, 231 A.D.2d 588; People v. Webb, 177 A.D.2d 524). We decline to reach the issue in the exercise of our interest of justice jurisdiction ( see, CPL 470.15[a]; 470.05 Crim. Proc.[2]; People v. Lewis, ___ A.D.2d ___ [2d Dept., May 3, 1999]; People v. Hryckewicz, 221 A.D.2d 990).

The defendant's remaining contentions are either unpreserved for appellate review or without merit.

SANTUCCI, J.P., KRAUSMAN, FLORIO, and FEUERSTEIN, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

People v. Velasquez [2d Dept 1999

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Aug 16, 1999
(N.Y. App. Div. Aug. 16, 1999)
Case details for

People v. Velasquez [2d Dept 1999

Case Details

Full title:The People, etc., respondent, v. Harry Velasquez, appellant. (Ind. No…

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

Date published: Aug 16, 1999

Citations

(N.Y. App. Div. Aug. 16, 1999)