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People v. Kostora

251 A.D.2d 1082 Court N.Y. App. Div. Decision date 1998-06-10 English

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The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Robert Kostora, Appellant.
[675 NYS2d 573]

—Judgment unanimously affirmed. Memorandum: Defendant failed to preserve for our review his contentions that the evidence of intent to commit a crime is legally insufficient to support his conviction of burglary in the second degree (see, People v Gray, 86 NY2d 10 , 19; People v Bynum, 70 NY2d 858 , 859), that the jury instruction regarding prior inconsistent statements was inadequate (see, People v Hicks, 205 AD2d 478 , 479, lv denied 84 NY2d 868 ) and that County Court failed to marshal the evidence in an even-handed manner (see, People v Filardi, 203 AD2d 301 ; People v Easterling, 166 AD2d 713 ). We decline to exercise our power to review those contentions as a matter of discretion in the interest of justice (see, CPL 470.15 [6] [a]). The verdict is not against the weight of the evidence (see, People v Bleakley, 69 NY2d 490 , 495), and the sentence is neither unduly harsh nor severe. (Appeal from Judgment of Herkimer County Court, Kirk, J. — Burglary, 2nd Degree.) Present-Pine, J. P., Hayes, Wisner, Pigott, Jr., and Boehm, JJ.

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