Case Name: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Ricardo Jones, Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1996-02-22
Citations: 224 A.D.2d 325
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Ricardo Jones, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 224
Pages: 325–326

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Ricardo Jones, Appellant.
[638 NYS2d 307]

Opinion:
—Judgment, Supreme Court, Bronx County (Joseph Cerbone, J.), rendered April 16, 1992, convicting defendant, after a jury trial, of robbery in the first degree, and sentencing him, as a second felony offender, to a term of 71/2 to 15 years, unanimously affirmed.
The court's charge on flight was correct in every respect, and supported by the evidence, and the mere fact that a charge of this type was given sua sponte does not constitute error. There is also no merit to defendant's unpreserved claim that the court's passing reference to his having been "brought to court" implied that he was incarcerated, and the unpreserved error in giving an unrequested "no inference" charge was harmless in view of the overwhelming evidence of defendant's guilt. Concur — Milonas, J. P., Wallach, Ross and Mazzarelli, JJ.