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PEOPLE v. JOHNSON

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department.
Apr 21, 1997
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Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Gerges, J.), rendered September 21, 1995, convicting her of murder in the second degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.

Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.

Having failed to request a charge on the defense of intoxication (see, Penal Law ยง 15.25) with respect to the second degree murder charge, or to take exception to the charge as issued, the defendant's contention that she was denied a fair trial by the court's failure to deliver such a charge is unpreserved for appellate review (see, CPL 470.05; People v. Adams, 166 A.D.2d 711). In any event, on this record, there was insufficient evidence of intoxication for a reasonable person to entertain a doubt as to the element of intent on that basis (see, People v. Gaines, 83 N.Y.2d 925; People v. Rodriguez, 76 N.Y.2d 918; People v. Perry, 61 N.Y.2d 849).

The sentence imposed was not excessive (see, People v. Motley, 116 A.D.2d 596; People v. Suitte, 90 A.D.2d 80). Pizzuto, J.P., Santucci, Joy and Florio, JJ., concur.