Case Name: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Sirron Stafford, Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 2004-04-22
Citations: 6 A.D.3d 307
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Sirron Stafford, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 6
Pages: 307–308

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Sirron Stafford, Appellant.
[775 NYS2d 140]

Opinion:
Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (Marcy L. Kahn, J.), rendered November 7, 2001, convicting defendant, after a jury trial, of criminal sale of a controlled substance in the third degree, and sentencing him, as a second felony offender, to a term of 4V2 to 9 years, unanimously affirmed.
The verdict was based on legally sufficient evidence and was not against the weight of the evidence (see People v Bleakley, 69 NY2d 490 [1987]). The undercover officer made a reliable identification, which was corroborated by other evidence including the recovery of buy money from defendant.
Defendant's contention concerning the court's denial of his untimely peremptory challenge to a prospective juror is unpreserved and we decline to review it in the interest of justice. Were we to review this claim, we would find that jury selection was conducted in a lawful manner (see People v Alston, 88 NY2d 519 [1996]). Concur—Andrias, J.P., Williams, Friedman, Marlow and Gonzalez, JJ.