People v. Pedro
| Decision Date | 23 January 2007 |
| Docket Number | 2002-02519. |
| Citation | 36 A.D.3d 832,2007 NY Slip Op 553,829 N.Y.S.2d 565 |
| Parties | THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Respondent, v. DENISE PEDRO, Appellant. |
| Court | New York Supreme Court — Appellate Division |
Ordered that the judgment, as amended, is affirmed.
Viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the prosecution (see People v Contes, 60 NY2d 620 [1983]), we find that it was legally sufficient to establish the defendant's guilt beyond a reasonable doubt. Moreover, upon the exercise of our factual review power, we are satisfied that the verdict of guilt was not against the weight of the evidence (see CPL 470.15 [5]).
The defendant contends that the jury charge with regard to the count of scheme to defraud in the first degree was inadequate because certain terms in the charge were not defined. However, the charge on these this count was proper, as the court employed the charge recommended in the pattern jury instructions (see People v McDonald, 283 AD2d 592 [2001]; People v Brown, 250 AD2d 774 [1998]; People v Dering, 140 AD2d 538 [1988]). In addition, the defendant's contention that the court made errors in its charge on the counts of criminal possession of a forged instrument in the second degree, grand larceny, and petit larceny is not preserved for appellate review, and we decline to reach it in the exercise of our interest of justice jurisdiction (see CPL 470.05 [2]; People v McDonald, 283 AD2d 592 [2001]; People v Bowels, 220 AD2d 605 [1995]).
The defendant's remaining contention alleging prosecutorial misconduct is without merit.
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