Case Name: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Orlando Rivera, Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1998-02-19
Citations: 247 A.D.2d 286
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Orlando Rivera, Appellant.
Judges: Concur — Ellerin, J. P., Nardelli, Mazzarelli and Andrias, JJ.
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 247
Pages: 286–287

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Orlando Rivera, Appellant.
[668 NYS2d 459]

Opinion:
Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (Ira Beal, J.), rendered July 18, 1995, convicting defendant, after a jury trial, of criminal sale of a controlled substance in the third degree, and sentencing him, as a second felony offender, to a term of 4½ to 9 years, unanimously affirmed.
Defendant has failed to provide a sufficient record to review his claim that the trial court did not respond meaningfully to the jury's request for a readback. The record does not reflect the specific contents of the readback, and the circumstances do not warrant an inference that crucial testimony was omitted (see, People v Kinchen, 60 NY2d 772). A review of the existing record reveals that the court responded meaningfully under the circumstances.
Concur — Ellerin, J. P., Nardelli, Mazzarelli and Andrias, JJ.