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People v. Pertha

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Jan 28, 1991
169 A.D.2d 844 (N.Y. App. Div. 1991)

Opinion

January 28, 1991

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


Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.

The defendant argues that since her conviction was premised solely on circumstantial evidence, the court committed reversible error when it failed to charge the jury, sua sponte, with respect thereto. However, this issue is unpreserved for appellate review as a matter of law since the defendant failed to request such a charge and did not except to the court's charge as given (see, People v Thomas, 50 N.Y.2d 467; People v Allen, 135 A.D.2d 542). We decline to exercise our interest of justice jurisdiction to review the defendant's claim.

The defendant's remaining contentions are either unpreserved for appellate review or without merit. Brown, J.P., Harwood, Miller and Ritter, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

People v. Pertha

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Jan 28, 1991
169 A.D.2d 844 (N.Y. App. Div. 1991)
Case details for

People v. Pertha

Case Details

Full title:THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Respondent, v. YVONNE PERTHA…

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

Date published: Jan 28, 1991

Citations

169 A.D.2d 844 (N.Y. App. Div. 1991)

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