Case Name: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Johnnie R. Townsend, Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 2007-05-08
Citations: 40 A.D.3d 786
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Johnnie R. Townsend, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 40
Pages: 786–786

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Johnnie R. Townsend, Appellant.
[833 NYS2d 901]

Opinion:
Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Collini, J.), rendered August 19, 2004, convicting him of burglary in the first degree and attempted robbery in the first degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.
Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.
The defendant asserts that he was deprived of his constitutional right to present a defense when the court struck testimony concerning the victim's HIV status. However, for the reasons discussed in People v Taylor, 40 AD3d 782 [2007] [decided herewith]), any error was harmless beyond a reasonable doubt.
The defendant's remaining contentions are without merit. Ritter, J.E, Santucci, Balkin and McCarthy, JJ., concur.