Case Name: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Joseph Capella, Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1985-07-01
Citations: 112 A.D.2d 166
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Joseph Capella, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 112
Pages: 166–167

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Joseph Capella, Appellant.

Opinion:
Appeal by defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Deeley, J.), rendered November 17, 1983, convicting him of murder in the second degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.
Judgment affirmed.
Defendant's claim that the trial court erred by giving an ambiguous missing witness charge concerning Miguel Martinez is unpreserved for appellate review, as the court granted defendant's request for such a charge and defendant failed to take exception to the charge as given (People v Whalen, 59 NY2d 273). We have considered defendant's other contentions and find them to be lacking in merit. Thompson, J. P., Brown, Weinstein and Kunzeman, JJ., concur.