People v Garcia-Villegas
2010 NY Slip Op 07957 [78 AD3d 727]
November 3, 2010
Appellate Division, Second Department
As corrected through Wednesday, January 19, 2011


The People of the State of New York, Respondent,
v
RicardoGarcia-Villegas, Appellant.

[*1]Lynn W. L. Fahey, New York, N.Y. (Lisa Napoli of counsel), for appellant, and appellantpro se. Richard A. Brown, District Attorney, Kew Gardens, N.Y. (John N. Castellano, JohnnetteTraill, and Danielle Hartman of counsel), for respondent.

Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Queens County (Gavrin, J.),rendered March 24, 2008, convicting him of murder in the second degree, tampering with physicalevidence, and criminal possession of a weapon in the fourth degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposingsentence.

Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.

The defendant contends that he was deprived of his right to a fair trial because of certain allegedlyimproper comments made by the prosecutor on summation. The defendant's contentions, however, arenot preserved for appellate review (see CPL 470.05 [2]), inasmuch as the defendant eitherfailed to object to the comments he now challenges, or made only general objections (see People vHarris, 98 NY2d 452, 491 n 18 [2002]; People v Tonge, 93 NY2d 838, 839-840[1999]; People v Jones, 76 AD3d716 [2010]; People v Banks, 74AD3d 1214 [2010], lv denied 15 NY3d 849 [2010]; People v Bey, 71 AD3d 1156 [2010]). In any event, although several ofthe prosecutor's comments were better left unsaid, they did not, singly or in combination, deprive thedefendant of a fair trial (see People vLewis, 72 AD3d 705, 707 [2010]; People v Porco, 71 AD3d 791 [2010], lv granted 15 NY3d854 [2010]; People v Walser, 71 AD3d706 [2010]; People v Valerio, 70AD3d 869 [2010]).

The sentence imposed was not excessive (see People v Suitte, 90 AD2d 80 [1982]).

The defendant's contention raised in his supplemental pro se brief is unpreserved for appellatereview (see CPL 470.05 [2]) and, in any event, under the circumstances of this case, does notrequire reversal (cf. CPL 470.15 [6] [a]).

The defendant's remaining contention is without merit. Fisher, J.P., Santucci, Eng and Sgroi, JJ.,concur.


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