Case Name: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Luis Reyes, Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 2006-03-14
Citations: 27 A.D.3d 584
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Luis Reyes, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 27
Pages: 584–585

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Luis Reyes, Appellant.
[810 NYS2d 371]

Opinion:
Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Carroll, J.), rendered April 13, 2004, convicting him of robbery in the second degree (two counts), upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.
Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.
The Supreme Court properly declined to preclude testimony or deliver an adverse inference charge with regard to a cell phone that the police had returned to a complainant, in violation of Penal Law § 450.10 (1), shortly after the defendant's arrest. The cell phone had little or no value to the defense, the police did not return it to the complainant in bad faith, and the defense counsel was fully able to pursue the matter on cross-examination and summation (see People v Kelly, 62 NY2d 516, 520-521 [1984]).
The sentence imposed was not excessive (see People v Suitte, 90 AD2d 80 [1982]).
The defendant's remaining contention is unpreserved for appellate review and, in any event, is without merit. Schmidt, J.P., Crane, Rivera and Spolzino, JJ., concur.