Case Name: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Yoke Yew Tan, Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1998-02-19
Citations: 247 A.D.2d 285
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Yoke Yew Tan, Appellant.
Judges: Concur — Ellerin, J. P., Nardelli, Mazzarelli and Andrias, JJ.
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 247
Pages: 285–286

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

Opinion:
Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (Ira Beal, J.), rendered June 20, 1995, convicting defendant, after a jury trial, of criminal sale of a controlled substance in the first and second degrees, and sentencing him to concurrent terms of 15 years to life and 3 years to life, unanimously affirmed.
The court's questioning of a witness was reasonably limited to clarifying the People's prior confusing questions and eliciting relevant facts (People v Rivera, 201 AD2d 385, lv denied 83 NY2d 914). Defendant's challenge to the court's charge is unpreserved for appellate review and we decline to review it in the interest of justice. Were we to review this claim, we would find that the court's missing witness instruction, read as a whole, conveyed the appropriate standards.
Concur — Ellerin, J. P., Nardelli, Mazzarelli and Andrias, JJ.