Case Name: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. John Coleman, Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1998-10-29
Citations: 254 A.D.2d 224
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v John Coleman, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 254
Pages: 224–224

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v John Coleman, Appellant.
[679 NYS2d 310]

Opinion:
Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (Jerome Hornblass, J.), rendered March 28, 1996, convicting defendant, after a jury trial, of criminal possession of a controlled substance in the third degree, and sentencing him, as a second felony offender, to a term of 8 to 16 years, unanimously affirmed.
The verdict was based on legally sufficient evidence and was not against the weight of the evidence. We see no reason to disturb the jury's credibility determinations and we find that the jury accorded appropriate weight to the credible evidence.
Since defendant did not fulfill his obligation to create an adequate record for appellate review, his current claim that he was denied his right to be present at bench conferences during the jury voir dire is unreviewable (People v Maher, 89 NY2d 318, 325). In any event, the existing record does not show that defendant was excluded from any conferences at which he could have made a meaningful contribution (supra).
We perceive no abuse of discretion in sentencing. Concur— Lemer, P. J., Milonas, Ellerin, Rubin and Williams, JJ.