| People v Franklin |
| 2010 NY Slip Op 07188 [77 AD3d 676] |
| October 5, 2010 |
| Appellate Division, Second Department |
| The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v MarioFranklin, Appellant. |
—[*1] Richard A. Brown, District Attorney, Kew Gardens, N.Y. (John M. Castellano and John F.McGoldrick of counsel), for respondent.
Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Queens County (Spires, J.),rendered April 25, 2006, convicting him of attempted murder in the second degree, assault in the firstdegree (two counts), assault in the second degree (two counts), and criminal possession of a weapon inthe fourth degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.
Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.
The defendant's contention that he is entitled to a new trial in light of newly discovered evidence isbased on matter dehors the record and, therefore, is not properly before this Court on the defendant'sdirect appeal (see People v Ransome, 207 AD2d 504, 504 [1994]; People v Mosca,131 AD2d 704 [1987]; see also People vMelendez-Smith, 66 AD3d 1042, 1042-1043 [2009]; People v Johnson, 64 AD3d 792, 793 [2009]). The defendant's claimmay properly be reviewed only in the context of a postjudgment motion to vacate pursuant to CPLarticle 440 (see People v Johnson, 64 AD3d at 793; People v Ransome, 207 AD2d at504).
Contrary to the defendant's contention, the Supreme Court, which was entitled to rely, inter alia, onits own observations of, and interactions with, the defendant, providently exercised its discretion indenying his application for a competency examination (see CPL 730.30 [1]; People vMorgan, 87 NY2d 878, 879-881 [1995]; People v Gordon, 66 AD3d 920, 920 [2009]; People v Jordan, 21 AD3d 1039, 1039[2005]).
The defendant's contention that the prosecutor committed misconduct by failing to turn overexculpatory evidence in violation of People v Rosario (9 NY2d 286 [1961]) and Brady vMaryland (373 US 83 [1963]), is based on matter dehors the record and cannot be reviewed onthe defendant's direct appeal (see People vHelenese, 75 AD3d 653 [2010]).
The defendant's contention that he was deprived of a fair trial because the prosecutor made animproper remark during his opening statement is unpreserved for appellate review (see CPL470.05 [2]; People v Leon, 61 AD3d776, 777 [2009]). In any event, the challenged remark constituted a permissible description ofwhat the People intended to prove at trial (see People v Helenese, 75 AD3d 653 [2010]). To the [*2]extent that the remark could be deemed improper, any resulting errorwas harmless (see People v Crimmins, 36 NY2d 230 [1975]).
The defendant received meaningful representation of counsel (see People v Benevento, 91NY2d 708 [1998]; People v Baldi, 54 NY2d 137 [1981]). Rivera, J.P., Dickerson, Eng andAustin, JJ., concur.