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THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Respondent, v. ERIC McNEIL, Appellant.

Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.

Any prejudice that might have arisen from hearsay testimony elicited by the prosecutor was alleviated when the trial court sustained the defense objections to the challenged testimony, struck the testimony, and issued prompt curative instructions to the jury ( see People v Santiago, 52 NY2d 865; People v Jackson, 59 AD3d 637; People v Garcia, 4 AD3d 374; People v Reid, 140 AD2d 639, 640-641). Moreover, since the defendant did not challenge the adequacy of the curative instructions before the trial court, such argument is unpreserved for appellate review ( see People v Santiago, 52 NY2d at 866; People v Reid, 140 AD2d at 640-641; People v Watson, 118 AD2d 608, 609). In any event, any errors that resulted from this testimony were harmless, as there was overwhelming evidence of the defendant's guilt, and no significant probability that the error contributed to his convictions ( see People v Crimmins, 36 NY2d 230, 241-242; cf. People v Heman, 198 AD2d 434, 435).

The defendant's remaining contentions are without merit.

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PEOPLE v. McNEIL
(Oct 5, 2010)