People v. Williams, 240 A.D.2d 686

Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Queens County ‍​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​​​​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‍(McGann, J.), rendered April 19, 1994, convicting him of attempted murder in the second degree, attempted robbery in the first degree, attempted robbery in ‍​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​​​​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‍the second degree, and assault in the first degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.

Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.

*687The defendant failed to ‍​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​​​​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‍object to the victim’s testimony-concerning the description of the perpetrator given to the police prior to the defendant’s arrest and, thus, the issue of ‍​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​​​​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‍whether this was inadmissable hearsay is not preserved for appellate review (see, CPL 470.05 [2]). Furthermore, we decline to consider this issue in the exercise of our ‍​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​​​​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‍interest of justice jurisdiction. Bracken, J. P., Santucci, Goldstein and Luciano, JJ., concur.

Case Details

Case Name: People v. Williams

Court Name: Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Date Published: Jun 23, 1997

Citations: 240 A.D.2d 686; 659 N.Y.S.2d 1016; 1997 N.Y. App. Div. LEXIS 6779

Court Abbreviation: N.Y. App. Div.