Case Name: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Nathaniel Pinckney, Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1996-05-28
Citations: 227 A.D.2d 317
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Nathaniel Pinckney, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 227
Pages: 317–318

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Nathaniel Pinckney, Appellant.
[643 NYS2d 337]

Opinion:
Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (Franklin Weissberg, J.), rendered February 1, 1994, convicting defendant, after a jury trial, of murder in the second degree and criminal possession of a weapon in the second degree, and sentencing him to concurrent terms of 22 years to life and 4 to 12 years, respectively, unanimously affirmed.
Having failed to raise any objection during the trial, defendant's claim that the prosecutor's summation improperly suggested that he fabricated his intoxication defense is unpreserved for appellate review (People v Balls, 69 NY2d 641), and we decline to review it in the interest of justice. Were we to review it, we would find that none of the challenged comments require reversal, especially in light of the overwhelming evi dence of guilt (People v Bass, 160 AD2d 476, lv denied 76 NY2d 852).
We perceive no abuse of discretion in sentencing. Concur— Milonas, J. P., Ellerin, Rubin, Kupferman and Ross, JJ.