Case Name: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Brandi Everson, Appellant
Court: New York Court of Appeals
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 2003-09-23
Citations: 100 N.Y.2d 609
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Brandi Everson, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: New York Reports
Volume: 100
Pages: 609–610

Head Matter:
[799 NE2d 613, 767 NYS2d 389]
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Brandi Everson, Appellant.
Decided September 23, 2003
APPEARANCES OF COUNSEL
Muldoon & Getz, Rochester (Gary Muldoon of counsel), for appellant.
William J. Fitzpatrick, District Attorney, Syracuse (James P. Maxwell of counsel), for respondent.

Opinion:
OPINION OF THE COURT
Memorandum.
The order of the Appellate Division reversing the order of the Supreme Court and denying defendant's CPL 330.30 motion, and reinstating the verdict convicting him of assault in the first degree (Penal Law § 120.10 [3]) and endangering the welfare of a child (Penal Law § 260.10 [1]), should be affirmed. A party's failure to specify the basis for its general objection renders its argument unpreserved for this Court's review (see People v Tevaha, 84 NY2d 879, 881 [1994]). At trial, defense counsel made only a general objection to a portion of one of the expert's statements. Supreme Court sustained it and gave a limiting instruction. Defense counsel neither objected to the adequacy or accuracy of the limiting instruction nor specifically objected upon hearsay grounds to the expert's further testimony. Therefore, defendant's challenge to the expert's testimony was not preserved. The Appellate Division properly concluded that Supreme Court erred in granting defendant's CPL 330.30 (1) motion on a ground that would not have required "a reversal or modification of the judgment as a matter of law by an appellate court."
Chief Judge Kaye and Judges Smith, Ciparick, Rosenblatt, Graffeo and Read concur.
On review of submissions pursuant to section 500.4 of the Rules of the Court of Appeals (22 NYCRR 500.4), order affirmed, in a memorandum.