People v. Blake

Apr 26, 1991
Versions:172 A.D.2d 1027
569 N.Y.S.2d 285
1991 N.Y. App. Div. LEXIS 6282

Judgment unanimously affirmed. Memorandum: Defendant was convicted of robbery in the first and second degrees, burglary in the first degree and criminal use of a firearm in the first degree, all stemming from charges that, during the course of the robbery and burglary, he displayed what appeared to be a pistol (see, Penal Law § 140.30 [4]; § 160.15 [4]). There is no merit to defendant’s contention that the jury’s implicit finding that the handgun was operable was contrary to the weight of evidence. Expert testimony revealed that each of the six chambers of the revolver contained a bullet; that, upon examination, one of the bullets contained black powder and a ball; that the gun could be fired simply by inserting a percussion cap on nipples at the back of the cylinders and cocking the hammer before pulling the trigger; and that the expert successfully test-fired the remaining five bullets. The jury obviously credited this testimony, and its verdict was not contrary to the weight of evidence (see, People v Santostefano, 104 AD2d 1011).

The remaining issue raised by defendant was not preserved for appellate review, and we decline to exercise our discretionary review powers (see, CPL 470.15 [6] [a]; People v Brooks, 167 AD2d 854, lv denied 77 NY2d 836). (Appeal from Judgment of Onondaga County Court, Mulroy, J.—Robbery, 1st Degree.) Present—Doerr, J. P., Boomer, Balio, Lawton and Davis, JJ.