Case Name: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Eladio Mendez, Jr., Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1989-06-19
Citations: 151 A.D.2d 698
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Eladio Mendez, Jr., Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 151
Pages: 698–699

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Eladio Mendez, Jr., Appellant.

Opinion:
Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Marrus, J.), rendered November 13, 1986, convicting him of rape in the second degree (four counts), sexual abuse in the second degree (eight counts), assault in the third degree, and endangering the welfare of a child (two counts), upon a jury verdict, and imposing a sentence.
Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.
The defendant claims that the prosecutor asked improper questions of defense witnesses and made improper comments during summation. Any issue of law with respect to these contentions has not been preserved for appellate review (see, People v Medina, 53 NY2d 951; People v Allen, 135 AD2d 823; People v Jalah, 107 AD2d 762). We decline to address the merits of the contentions in the interest of justice.
We have considered the contentions raised in the defendant's pro se supplemental brief, and have found them to be either unpreserved for appellate review or without merit. Thompson, J. P., Lawrence, Rubin and Balletta, JJ., concur.