PEOPLE v. BOWMAN

We note that since the defense never objected to the IAS Court's final supplemental Allen charge, the question whether the charge was balanced has not been preserved for appellate review, as a matter of law, and we decline to review in the interest of justice. Were we to review, we would find the charge, viewed as a whole, was balanced and not coercive.

We have considered defendant's remaining contentions and find them to be without merit.

Concur — Milonas, J.P., Ellerin, Ross, Asch and Kassal, JJ.