People v. Barbara
Opinion of the Court
—Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Queens County (Giaccio, J.), rendered April 15, 1997, convicting her of criminal sale of a controlled substance in the third degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.
Ordered that the judgment is affirmed, and the matter is remitted to the Supreme Court, Queens County, for further proceedings pursuant to CPL 460.50 (5).
Since the defendant did not request a charge on the agency defense, nor did she object to its omission, the issue is unpreserved for appellate review (see, CPL 470.05 [2]). In any event, the defendant was not entitled to the charge because no reasonable view of the evidence supports the theory that she was acting only on behalf of the buyer (see, People v Herring, 83 NY2d 780, 782).
The defendant’s remaining contentions are similarly unpreserved for appellate review, and, in any event, without merit.
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