Case Name: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Eddie White, Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1989-10-16
Citations: 154 A.D.2d 564
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Eddie White, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 154
Pages: 564–564

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Eddie White, Appellant.

Opinion:
— Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Broomer, J.), rendered November 12, 1987, convicting him of unauthorized use of a vehicle in the third degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.
Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.
Although the trial court's instruction under CPL 300.10 with regard to the defendant's right not to testify was improper in that it deviated from the statutory language, this slight departure drew no objection from the defendant. We find that there is no reasonable possibility that the error contributed to the defendant's conviction in light of the overwhelming proof of guilt (see, People v Crimmins, 36 NY2d 230, 237; People v Kimbrough, 134 AD2d 618). Kooper, J. P., Spatt, Harwood and Rosenblatt, JJ., concur.