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People v. Washington

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Jun 22, 1987
131 A.D.2d 795 (N.Y. App. Div. 1987)

Opinion

June 22, 1987

Appeal from the Supreme Court, Kings County (Finnegan, J.).


Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.

The defendant contends that he was deprived of a fair trial by the prosecutor's cross-examination of his alibi witness concerning her failure to disclose exculpatory information to law enforcement authorities. Since this cross-examination was not objected to at the trial, the defendant has failed to preserve the issue for appellate review (see, People v Mandel, 48 N.Y.2d 952, appeal dismissed and cert denied 446 U.S. 949, reh denied 448 U.S. 908). In any event, the cross-examination was proper since the prosecutor established that the witness, who was the defendant's mother, was aware of the charges against the defendant, had reason to recognize that she possessed exculpatory information, had a reasonable motive for acting to exonerate the defendant, and was familiar with the means to make the information available to law enforcement authorities (see, People v Dawson, 50 N.Y.2d 311, 321).

Defense counsel did not object to the court's language with respect to the charge on alibi testimony; therefore, this issue was likewise not preserved for appellate review (see, People v Contes, 60 N.Y.2d 620, 621). In any event, the court's instructions adequately conveyed to the jury the applicable law governing the evaluation of alibi testimony (see, People v Victor, 62 N.Y.2d 374). We also perceive neither a failure to observe sentencing principles nor a need to exercise our discretion to modify the sentence (see, People v Suitte, 90 A.D.2d 80, 86). Eiber, J.P., Kunzeman, Sullivan and Harwood, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

People v. Washington

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Jun 22, 1987
131 A.D.2d 795 (N.Y. App. Div. 1987)
Case details for

People v. Washington

Case Details

Full title:THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Respondent, v. CALVIN E. WASHINGTON…

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

Date published: Jun 22, 1987

Citations

131 A.D.2d 795 (N.Y. App. Div. 1987)

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