Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, 1999

People v. Broadwater

People v. Broadwater
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York · Decided March 31, 1999
259 A.D.2d 1053; 688 N.Y.S.2d 335; 1999 N.Y. App. Div. LEXIS 3505
People v. Broadwater

Opinion of the Court

Judgment unanimously affirmed. Memorandum: Defendant appeals from a judgment convicting him of robbery in the second degree (Penal Law § 160.10 [2] [a]). We reject defendant’s contention that the evidence is legally insufficient to establish that the victim sustained a physical injury within the meaning of Penal Law § 10.00 (9). The victim sustained a one-inch laceration to *1054his wrist that required medical attention and a jammed thumb that swelled and “hurt like hell” for several days, impeding his work (see, People v Sekoll, 254 AD2d 797). We further conclude that the verdict is not against the weight of the evidence (see, People v Bleakley, 69 NY2d 490, 495). Defendant’s contention that County Court erred in failing to give an adverse inference instruction is not preserved for our review (see, CPL 470.05 [2]), and we decline to exercise our power to review that contention as a matter of discretion in the interest of justice (see, CPL 470.15 [6] [a]). (Appeal from Judgment of Onondaga County Court, Fahey, J. — Robbery, 2nd Degree.) Present — Pine, J. P., Hayes, Wisner, Hurlbutt and Scudder, JJ.

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