Case Name: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Richard Kirk, Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 2004-11-22
Citations: 12 A.D.3d 619
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Richard Kirk, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 12
Pages: 619–620

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Richard Kirk, Appellant.
[784 NYS2d 373]

Opinion:
Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Gary, J.), rendered May 2, 2001, convicting him of robbery in the third degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.
Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.
Contrary to the defendant's contention, he was not denied his right to a fair trial by a brief reference in a police detective's testimony to the defendant's prior arrests. The Supreme Court sustained the defendant's objection, struck the offending testimony, and issued a prompt curative instruction (see People v O'Garro, 293 AD2d 763, 764 [2002]). Any prejudice to the defendant that might have arisen from the detective's testimony was alleviated when the Supreme Court gave a prompt curative instruction (see People v Vincent, 250 AD2d 787, 788 [1998]).
The defendant's remaining contentions either are unpreserved for appellate review or without merit. Smith, J.P., Luciano, Rivera and Lifson, JJ., concur.