People v. Melendez
People v. Melendez
Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
The order of the Appellate Division should be affirmed.
Defendant’s claim that the trial court erred in not unequivocally conveying to the jury that the People were required to disprove defendant’s alibi defense beyond a reasonable doubt (see People v Victor, 62 NY2d 374 [1984]) is unpreserved.
During the charge conference, defense counsel asked the court to deliver an alibi charge, arguing that the People must disprove
Likewise unpreserved are defendant’s contentions that the alibi charge and certain of the prosecutor’s comments during summation shifted the burden of proof to defendant (see CPL 470.05 [2]).
Chief Judge Lippman and Judges Ciparick, Graffeo, Read, Smith, Pigott and Jones concur.
Order affirmed in a memorandum.
Reference
- Full Case Name
- The People of the State of New York v. Pedro Melendez
- Cited By
- 17 cases
- Status
- Published