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THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, RESPONDENT, v. ALTON D. COTTREL, DEFENDANT-APPELLANT.

The verdict was based on legally sufficient evidence and was not against the weight of the evidence. There is no basis upon which to disturb the jury's determinations concerning credibility.

In responding to the jury's request for a readback, on the one hand, the court requested the jury to clarify its non-specific request for a readback of nearly the entire trial. On the other hand, the court instructed the jury that if it, nevertheless, wished the readback it originally requested, this would be provided. Thereafter, the jury sent an additional note specifying the desired area of readback, and the court again instructed the jury that the jury's original request for a readback would be provided if that was what the jury wished. Under these circumstances, the court properly responded to the jury's requests (see, People v. Peralta, 248 A.D.2d 300, lv denied 92 N.Y.2d 858).

Read as a whole, the court's reasonable doubt instruction conveyed the proper standards (see, People v. Cubino, 88 N.Y.2d 998).

Defendant's suppression motion was properly denied. The People were not required to call the undercover officer at the suppression hearing because probable cause to arrest defendant was clearly established through the testimony of the arresting officer and no substantial question was raised concerning the legality of the police conduct (see, People v. Petralia, 62 N.Y.2d 47, cert denied 469 U.S. 852).

Defendant's remaining contentions are unpreserved and we decline to review them in the interest of justice. Were we to review these claims, we would reject them.

THIS CONSTITUTES THE DECISION AND ORDER OF SUPREME COURT, APPELLATE DIVISION, FIRST DEPARTMENT.

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PEOPLE v. COTTREL
(Sep 26, 2000)