Case Name: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. William Collins, Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1999-04-27
Citations: 260 A.D.2d 294
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v William Collins, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 260
Pages: 294–295

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v William Collins, Appellant.
[688 NYS2d 880]

Opinion:
—Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (Jay Gold, J.), rendered December 19, 1996, convicting defendant, after a jury trial, of criminal sale of a controlled substance in the third degree and criminal possession of a controlled substance in the seventh degree, and sentencing him, as a second felony offender, to concurrent terms of 4x/2 to 9 years and 1 year, respectively, unanimously affirmed.
The court properly exercised its discretion in limiting defense counsel's questioning during voir dire, since counsel are not permitted to question prospective jurors on their attitudes or knowledge of matters of law (CPL 270.15 [1] [c]; compare, People v Wongshing, 245 AD2d 120, Iv denied 91 NY2d 1014, with People v Porter, 226 AD2d 275).
Defendant has failed to preserve his challenge to the court's charge on reasonable doubt (People v Robinson, 88 NY2d 1001), and we decline to review it in the interest of justice. Were we to review such claim, we would find that, viewed in totality, the charge conveyed the appropriate legal principles (see, People v Cubino, 88 NY2d 998). Concur — Ellerin, P. J., Sullivan, Wallaeh, Lerner and Buckley, JJ.