People v. West

N.Y.

Court: New York Court of Appeals

Citations: 56 N.Y.2d 662, 451 N.Y.S.2d 711, 436 N.E.2d 1313, 1982 N.Y. LEXIS 3336

Decision Date: 5/4/1982

Jurisdiction: NY

Bluebook Citation: People v. West, 56 N.Y.2d 662, 451 N.Y.S.2d 711, 436 N.E.2d 1313, 1982 N.Y. LEXIS 3336 (1982)

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The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Ronald West, Appellant.

Attorneys

APPEARANCES OF COUNSEL
Maurice Brill for appellant.
Elizabeth Holtzman, District Attorney (Holly L. Halper of counsel), for respondent.

majority

Memorandum.

The order of the Appellate Division should be affirmed.

Defendant contends that reversible error occurred when the trial court permitted two witnesses to bolster the victim’s prior identification of the defendant. (See People v Trowbridge, 305 NY 471.) Although a general protest was raised against this testimony, defendant at no time objected to this testimony on the specific ground that it constituted improper bolstering. Thus, defendant has failed to preserve this issue for appellate review. (See People v Gonzalez, 55 NY2d 720, 722; see, also, People v Vidal, 26 NY2d 249, 254; Richardson, Evidence [10th ed], § 538.)

We have examined defendant’s remaining contentions and have found them to be without merit.

Chief Judge Cooke and Judges Jasen, Gabrielli, Jones, Wachtler, Fuchsberg and Meyer concur.

Order affirmed in a memorandum.

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