Case Name: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Michael Fasano, Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1987-04-03
Citations: 129 A.D.2d 1004
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Michael Fasano, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 129
Pages: 1004–1005

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Michael Fasano, Appellant.

Opinion:
Judgment unanimously affirmed. Memorandum: Defendant's claim that repugnant jury verdicts were rendered by an acquittal on two robbery charges and a guilty verdict on the charge of assault in the second degree is without merit. As the Court of Appeals held in People v Tucker (55 NY2d 1, 4, rearg denied 55 NY2d 1039), "[w]hen there is a claim that repugnant jury verdicts have been rendered in response to a multiple-count indictment, a verdict as to a particular count shall be set aside only when it is inherently inconsistent when viewed in light of the elements of each crime as charged to the jury." Under this standard, defendant's acquittal on the charges of robbery in the second and third degrees did not negate an essential element of the assault in the second degree count (see, People v Goodfriend, 64 NY2d 695, 697).
Defendant failed to preserve for appellate review the alleged errors in the court's instructions as well as the alleged variation between the indictment and the court's charge (CPL 470.05 [2]) and we decline to exercise our discretion in the interest of justice (CPL 470.15 [6]).
Defendant's remaining contention was previously reviewed by this court and found to be without merit (see, People v Fasano, 112 AD2d 791, lv denied 65 NY2d 979). (Appeal from judgment of Supreme Court, Onondaga County, Gorman, J.— assault, second degree.) Present—Denman, J. P., Boomer, Pine, Balio and Davis, JJ.