People v. Qualls

• Court: New York Court of Appeals Court of Appeals
• Writing for the Court: COOKE
• Citation: People v. Qualls, 447 N.Y.S.2d 149, 55 N.Y.2d 733, 431 N.E.2d 634 (N.Y. 1981)
• Decision Date: 24 November 1981
• Parties: , 431 N.E.2d 634 The PEOPLE of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Augustus QUALLS, Appellant.

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447 N.Y.S.2d 149

55 N.Y.2d 733, 431 N.E.2d 634

The PEOPLE of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Augustus QUALLS, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of New York.

Nov. 24, 1981.

Andrew C. Fine and William E. Hellerstein, New York City, for appellant.

Mario Merola, Dist. Atty. (Howard Birnbach and Billie Manning, Asst. Dist. Attys., of counsel), for respondent.

OPINION OF THE COURT MEMORANDUM.

The order of the Appellate Division, 79 A.D.2d 895, 435 N.Y.S.2d 617, should be affirmed.

The defendant's objection at trial was solely on the ground that the evidence constituted improper bolstering. That was insufficient to preserve for our review the contentions now advanced that the evidence constituted inadmissible hearsay and that its introduction violated the defendant's constitutional right of confrontation (see People v. Gonzalez, 55 N.Y.2d 720, 447 N.Y.S.2d 145, 431 N.E.2d 630). The other issues were either not preserved or are found to be without merit.

COOKE, C. J., and JASEN, GABRIE...