Case Name: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. James Bowman, Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 2000-03-13
Citations: 270 A.D.2d 355
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v James Bowman, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 270
Pages: 355–356

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v James Bowman, Appellant.
[704 NYS2d 875]

Opinion:
—Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Queens County (Fisher, J.), rendered April 2, 1997, convicting him of murder in the second degree and burglary in the second degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.
Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.
The defendant's contention that the evidence was legally insufficient to establish his guilt beyond a reasonable doubt is unpreserved for appellate review (see, CPL 470.05 [2]; People v Udzinski, 146 AD2d 245). In any event, viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the prosecution (see, People v Contes, 60 NY2d 620), we find that it was legally sufficient to establish the defendant's guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.
The defendant further contends that the trial court erred in refusing to give a missing witness charge in regard to an alleged fourth participant in the burglary at issue. Because the defendant waited until both sides had rested before requesting the charge, the request was untimely and was thus properly denied (see, People v Gonzalez, 68 NY2d 424; People v Waldron, 154 AD2d 635). Thompson, J. P., S. Miller, Florio and Schmidt, JJ., concur.