Case Name: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Michael Alvarez, Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1998-03-30
Citations: 248 A.D.2d 718
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Michael Alvarez, Appellant.
Judges: Bracken, J. P., O’Brien, Copertino and Pizzuto, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 248
Pages: 718–718

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Michael Alvarez, Appellant.
[671 NYS2d 273]

Opinion:
—Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Greenberg, J.), rendered September 25, 1996, convicting him of criminal sale of a controlled substance in the third degree (two counts), upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.
Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.
Contrary to the defendant's contention, the trial court's Sandoval ruling was a proper exercise of its discretion (see, People v Walker, 83 NY2d 455; People v Mackey, 49 NY2d 274; People v Jamison, 228 AD2d 698; People v Pitts, 218 AD2d 715; People v Bonnette, 216 AD2d 479).
The defendant's remaining contentions are unpreserved for appellate review or without merit.
Bracken, J. P., O'Brien, Copertino and Pizzuto, JJ., concur.