Case Name: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Chanell Johnson, Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1997-04-21
Citations: 238 A.D.2d 522
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Chanell Johnson, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 238
Pages: 522–523

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Chanell Johnson, Appellant.
[657 NYS2d 934]

Opinion:
—Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Gerges, J.), rendered September 21, 1995, convicting her of murder in the second degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.
Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.
Having failed to request a charge on the defense of intoxication (see, Penal Law § 15.25) with respect to the second degree murder charge, or to take exception to the charge as issued, the defendant's contention that she was denied a fair trial by the court's failure to deliver such a charge is unpreserved for appellate review (see, CPL 470.05 [2]; People v Adams, 166 AD2d 711). In any event, on this record, there was insufficient evidence of intoxication for a reasonable person to entertain a doubt as to the element of intent on that basis (see, People v Gaines, 83 NY2d 925; People v Rodriguez, 76 NY2d 918; People v Perry, 61 NY2d 849).
The sentence imposed was not excessive (see, People v Motley, 116 AD2d 596; People v Suitte, 90 AD2d 80). Pizzuto, J. P., Santucci, Joy and Florio, JJ., concur.