People v. Eduardo

Decision Date09 October 2007
Docket Number1662.
Citation2007 NY Slip Op 07480,844 N.Y.S.2d 11,44 A.D.3d 371
PartiesTHE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Respondent, v. JUAN EDUARDO, Appellant.
CourtNew York Supreme Court — Appellate Division

Defendant's challenge to the sufficiency of the evidence and all of his constitutional claims are unpreserved, and we decline to review them in the interest of justice. In any event, we find that the verdict was based on legally sufficient evidence and was not against the weight of the evidence. Defendant's entire course of conduct and interactions with his codefendants supported the conclusion that he was a participant in a drug operation, and that he assisted the others by acting as a lookout (see People v Bello, 92 NY2d 523 [1998]).

Concur — Lippman, P.J., Tom, Marlow, Gonzalez and Malone, JJ.

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    ...challenge to the sufficiency of the evidence and constitutional claims were unpreserved, and in any event lacked merit (44 A.D.3d 371, 844 N.Y.S.2d 11 [2007]). A Judge of this Court granted defendant leave to appeal (10 N.Y.3d 764, 854 N.Y.S.2d 326, 883 N.E.2d 1261 [2008]), and we Preservat......
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