People v. Cuffy

—Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Ruchelsman, J.), rendered October 29, 1997, convicting her of assault in the first degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.

Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.

Viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the prosecution (see, People v Contes, 60 NY2d 620 ), we find that it was legally sufficient to establish the defendant’s guilt beyond a reasonable doubt. Moreover, upon the exercise of our factual review power, we are satisfied that the verdict of guilt was not against the weight of the evidence (see, CPL 470.15 [5]).

The defendant’s challenges to certain portions of the prosecutor’s summation are either unpreserved for appellate review (see, CPL 470.05 [2]; People v Nuccie, 57 NY2d 818 , 819) or without merit.

The defendant’s challenge to the court’s charge is also unpreserved for appellate review (see, CPL 470.05 [2]; People v Robinson, 88 NY2d 1001 , 1002; People v Jackson, 76 NY2d 908 , 909). In any event, the instructions as a whole adequately conveyed the appropriate principles of law (see, People v Melendez, 205 AD2d 392 ).

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