Case Name: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Jorge Diaz, Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1996-03-12
Citations: 225 A.D.2d 363
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Jorge Diaz, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 225
Pages: 363–364

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Jorge Diaz, Appellant.
[638 NYS2d 652]

Opinion:
The trial court properly denied defendant's request for a lay witness opinion charge since the arresting officer's testimony about the methods of operation of street-level drug dealers and how they are sometimes able to dispose of drugs and prerecorded buy money before being arrested did not express an opinion as to why, in this case, no drugs or prerecorded buy money were recovered, but merely recounted the officer's experience as a narcotics officer with over 1,500 arrests. Defendant's claim of prosecutorial misconduct during summation is unpreserved for appellate review (CPL 470.05 [2]), and, in any event, without merit. Concur — Wallach, J. P., Ross, Nardelli, Williams and Mazzarelli, JJ.