Opinion
April 27, 1999
Appeal from the Supreme Court, New York County (Jay Gold, J.).
The court properly exercised its discretion in limiting defense counsel's questioning during voir dire, since counsel are not permitted to question prospective jurors on their attitudes or knowledge of matters of law (CPL 270.15 [c]; compare, People v. Wongshing, 245 A.D.2d 120, lv denied 91 N.Y.2d 1014, with People v. Porter, 226 A.D.2d 275).
Defendant has failed to preserve his challenge to the court's charge on reasonable doubt ( People v. Robinson, 88 N.Y.2d 1001), and we decline to review it in the interest of justice. Were we to review such claim, we would find that, viewed in totality, the charge conveyed the appropriate legal principles ( see, People v. Cubino, 88 N.Y.2d 998).
Concur — Ellerin, P. J., Sullivan, Wallach, Lerner and Buckley, JJ.