Opinion
Argued April 7, 2000.
May 15, 2000.
Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Queens County (Giaccio, J.), rendered May 6, 1997, convicting him of criminal sale of a controlled substance in the third degree, criminal possession of a controlled substance in the third degree, criminal possession of a controlled substance in the fourth degree, and criminal possession of a controlled substance in the seventh degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.
Lynn W. L. Fahey, New York, N.Y. (Katherine R. Schaefer of counsel), for appellant.
Richard A. Brown, District Attorney, Kew Gardens, N.Y. (John M. Castellano, and Nicole Beder of counsel; Vered Adoni on the brief), for respondent.
WILLIAM D. FRIEDMANN, J.P., GABRIEL M. KRAUSMAN, DANIEL F. LUCIANO, ROBERT W. SCHMIDT, JJ.
DECISION ORDER
ORDERED that the judgment is affirmed.
Contrary to the defendant's contention, the trial court properly exercised its discretion in prohibiting defense counsel from posing repetitive questions to prospective jurors during voir dire (see, People v. Jean, 75 N.Y.2d 744; People v. Pepper, 59 N.Y.2d 353; People v. Boulware, 29 N.Y.2d 135; CPL 270.15[c]).
The sentence was neither harsh nor excessive (see, People v. Suitte, 90 A.D.2d 80).
FRIEDMANN, J.P., KRAUSMAN, LUCIANO and SCHMIDT, JJ., concur.