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People v. Adams

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Jun 6, 1994
205 A.D.2d 548 (N.Y. App. Div. 1994)

Opinion

June 6, 1994

Appeal from the Supreme Court, Queens County (Thorp, 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 was not against the weight of the evidence (see, CPL 470.15).

We also disagree with the defendant's contention that the trial court committed reversible error in failing to charge manslaughter in the first degree as a lesser-included offense of the murder charge. Since defense counsel specifically objected to the prosecutor's request that the court give such a charge, the defendant waived her present argument that the court erred in failing to so charge (see, People v. Campbell, 166 A.D.2d 183; People v. Pacheco, 135 A.D.2d 744).

The defendant's remaining contentions are either unpreserved for appellate review or without merit. O'Brien, J.P., Santucci, Altman and Krausman, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

People v. Adams

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Jun 6, 1994
205 A.D.2d 548 (N.Y. App. Div. 1994)
Case details for

People v. Adams

Case Details

Full title:THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Respondent, v. CLAUDIA ADAMS…

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

Date published: Jun 6, 1994

Citations

205 A.D.2d 548 (N.Y. App. Div. 1994)
614 N.Y.S.2d 275

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