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People v. Laguer

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Jul 6, 1993
195 A.D.2d 483 (N.Y. App. Div. 1993)

Opinion

July 6, 1993

Appeal from the Supreme Court, Kings County (Jackson, J.).


Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.

Viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the prosecution (see, People v. Contes, 60 N.Y.2d 620), we find that it was legally sufficient to establish the defendant's guilt beyond a reasonable doubt. The defendant contends that the complainant's identification testimony was unreliable. However, the complainant had ample opportunity to view the defendant during the course of the robbery of the travel agency where she worked, and she testified that she recognized him because he had come to the agency the day before the robbery. Upon the exercise of our factual review power, we find that the verdict was not against the weight of the evidence (see, CPL 470.15).

The trial court did not improvidently exercise its discretion in denying, without a hearing, the defendant's motion to set aside the verdict based on alleged juror misconduct, as the moving papers contained only hearsay allegations (see, CPL 330.40 [e] [ii]; People v. Simon, 178 A.D.2d 447; People v Bellamy, 158 A.D.2d 525; People v. Fusillo, 94 A.D.2d 802; see also, People v. Friedgood, 58 N.Y.2d 467).

The defendant contends that he is entitled to a new trial because the People failed to produce certain Rosario material. A police officer, who was a witness for the defendant, testified that he had initially prepared a handwritten complaint report, which was subsequently typed. The typewritten report was disclosed to the defendant but he claimed that he had no knowledge of the handwritten report until the officer's testimony. Although the officer stated that he did not still have the handwritten report, no evidence was elicited as to whether the report had been lost or destroyed, nor did the defendant raise a Rosario issue or request a sanction while the officer was still on the stand. In fact, the handwritten report was not mentioned again until just prior to summations, when the defendant requested a mistrial or an adverse inference charge "with regard to that missing document". The defendant did not make the argument advanced on appeal that the report was Rosario material as to the complainant and that he was entitled to a sanction on that basis. Under these circumstances, we find that the issue is unpreserved for appellate review. It was the defendant's burden to develop an adequate record for appellate review of his claim (see, People v. Rashid, 164 A.D.2d 951), particularly since the proper sanction for an alleged Rosario violation would depend in part on whether the material was available and, if not, the reason for its unavailability (see, People v. Banch, 80 N.Y.2d 610; People v Martinez, 71 N.Y.2d 937).

The defendant's remaining contentions are without merit (see, People v. Jean, 75 N.Y.2d 744; People v. Williams, 63 N.Y.2d 882). Mangano, P.J., Rosenblatt, O'Brien and Copertino, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

People v. Laguer

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Jul 6, 1993
195 A.D.2d 483 (N.Y. App. Div. 1993)
Case details for

People v. Laguer

Case Details

Full title:THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Respondent, v. ROBERTO LAGUER…

Court:Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department

Date published: Jul 6, 1993

Citations

195 A.D.2d 483 (N.Y. App. Div. 1993)
599 N.Y.S.2d 859

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