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discussed Cited as authority (rule) People v. Jones
N.Y. App. Div. · 2026 · confidence medium
Even assuming, arguendo, that defendant's motion for a trial order of dismissal was sufficiently specific to preserve that contention for our review (<i>see People v Colon</i>, 192 AD3d 1567, 1569-1570 [4th Dept 2021], <i>lv denied</i> 37 NY3d 955 [2021]; <i>People v Kithcart</i>, 85 AD3d 1558, 1559 [4th Dept 2011], <i>lv denied</i> 17 NY3d 818 [2011]; <i>see generally People v Gray</i>, 86 NY2d 10, 19 [1995]), we conclude that it lacks merit. "[E]ven in circumstantial evidence cases, the standard for appellate review of legal sufficiency issues is 'whether any valid line of reasoning and perm…
discussed Cited as authority (rule) People v. Lee
N.Y. App. Div. · 2024 · signal: cf. · confidence medium
The People failed to meet their burden of establishing beyond a reasonable doubt that defendant knowingly, voluntarily, and intelligently waived his Miranda rights before being questioned ( see People v Teixeira-Ingram , 199 AD3d 1240, 1242 [3d Dept 2021]; cf. People v Kithcart , 85 AD3d 1558, 1559 [4th Dept 2011], lv denied 17 NY3d 818 [2011]).
discussed Cited as authority (rule) People v. White (2×)
N.Y. Sup. Ct., Erie Cty. · 2022 · confidence medium
The People here have met their "burden of going forward to show the legality of the police conduct in the first instance" as well as their burden of establishing that the statements in question were voluntarily made ( See People v Kithcart , 85 AD3d 1558, 1559 [4th Dept 2011], quoting People v DiStefano , 38 NY2d 640 [1976]).
discussed Cited as authority (rule) People v. Bombard
N.Y. App. Div. · 2016 · confidence medium
Defendant failed to preserve for our review his contentions that County Court erred in admitting evidence of his refusal to submit to a breathalyzer test and in instructing the jury that an adverse inference could be drawn from his refusal (see People v Kithcart, 85 AD3d 1558, 1559 [2011], lv denied 17 NY3d 818 [2011]; see generally CPL 470.05 [2]).
discussed Cited as authority (rule) People v. Bombard
N.Y. App. Div. · 2016 · confidence medium
Defendant failed to preserve for our review his contentions that County Court erred in admitting evidence of his refusal to submit to a breathalyzer test and in instructing the jury that an adverse inference could be drawn from his refusal (see People v Kithcart, 85 AD3d 1558, 1559 [2011], lv denied 17 NY3d 818 [2011]; see generally CPL 470.05 [2]).
discussed Cited as authority (rule) People v. Jones
N.Y. App. Div. · 2012 · confidence medium
Defendant also failed to preserve for our review his contention that he was denied his right of confrontation (see People v Kello, 96 NY2d 740, 743-744 [2001]), as well as his contention that the court erred in permitting the prosecutor to make improper statements during summation (see People v Kithcart, 85 AD3d 1558, 1559-1560 [2011], lv denied, 17 NY3d 818 [2011]).
discussed Cited as authority (rule) People v. Peters
N.Y. App. Div. · 2011 · confidence medium
“The deception used by the police was not so fundamentally unfair as to deny [defendant] due process . . . , nor did it create a substantial risk that defendant might falsely incriminate himself’ (People v Kithcart, 85 AD3d 1558, 1559 [2011], lv denied 17 NY3d 818 [2011] [internal quotation marks omitted]).
discussed Cited "see" People v. Kaye
N.Y. App. Div. · 2016 · signal: see · confidence high
Here, the People proved, at the hearing, that the defendant knowingly and voluntarily waived his Miranda rights (Miranda v Arizona, 384 US 436 [1966]; see People v Kithcart, 85 AD3d 1558, 1559 [2011]; People v Drumm, 15 AD3d 910 [2005]).
discussed Cited "see" People v. Daniels
N.Y. App. Div. · 2014 · signal: see · confidence high
We agree with defendant that County Court erred in allowing the People to elicit testimony that defendant invoked his right to counsel (see People v Nicholas, 286 AD2d 861, 862 [2001], affd 98 NY2d 749 [2002]; People v Morrice, 61 AD3d 1390, 1391 [2009]; People v Hunt, 18 AD3d 891, 892 [2005]), but we conclude that reversal is not required; the error is harmless beyond a reasonable doubt “inasmuch as there is no reasonable possibility that the error [ ] might have contributed to defendant’s conviction” (People v Capers, 94 AD3d 1475, 1476 [2012], lv denied 19 NY3d 971 [2012] [internal qu…
discussed Cited "see" People v. Daniels
N.Y. App. Div. · 2014 · signal: see · confidence high
We agree with defendant that County Court erred in allowing the People to elicit testimony that defendant invoked his right to counsel (see People v Nicholas, 286 AD2d 861, 862 [2001], affd 98 NY2d 749 [2002]; People v Morrice, 61 AD3d 1390, 1391 [2009]; People v Hunt, 18 AD3d 891, 892 [2005]), but we conclude that reversal is not required; the error is harmless beyond a reasonable doubt “inasmuch as there is no reasonable possibility that the error [ ] might have contributed to defendant’s conviction” (People v Capers, 94 AD3d 1475, 1476 [2012], lv denied 19 NY3d 971 [2012] [internal qu…
discussed Cited "see" DANIELS, BURNIE, PEOPLE v
N.Y. App. Div. · 2014 · signal: see · confidence high
We agree with defendant that County Court erred in allowing the People to elicit testimony that defendant invoked his right to counsel (see People v Nicholas, 286 AD2d 861, 862 , affd 98 NY2d 749 ; People v Morrice, 61 AD3d 1390, 1391 ; People v Hunt, 18 AD3d 891, 892 ), but we conclude that reversal is not required; the error is harmless beyond a reasonable doubt “inasmuch as there is no reasonable possibility that the error[] might have contributed to defendant’s conviction” (People v Capers, 94 AD3d 1475, 1476 , lv denied 19 NY3d 971 [internal quotation marks omitted]; see People v Ki…
discussed Cited "see" People v. Vrooman (2×) also: Cited "see, e.g."
N.Y. App. Div. · 2014 · signal: see · confidence high
In any event, we conclude that any error with respect thereto is “harmless beyond a reasonable doubt inasmuch as there is no reasonable possibility that the error[ ] might have contributed to defendant’s conviction” (People v Capers, 94 AD3d 1475, 1476 [2012], lv denied 19 NY3d 971 [2012] [internal quotation marks omitted]; see Kithcart, 85 AD3d at 1559-1560 ; see generally People v Crimmins, 36 NY2d 230, 237 [1975]).
discussed Cited "see" People v. Vrooman (2×) also: Cited "see, e.g."
N.Y. App. Div. · 2014 · signal: see · confidence high
In any event, we conclude that any error with respect thereto is “harmless beyond a reasonable doubt inasmuch as there is no reasonable possibility that the error[ ] might have contributed to defendant’s conviction” (People v Capers, 94 AD3d 1475, 1476 [2012], lv denied 19 NY3d 971 [2012] [internal quotation marks omitted]; see Kithcart, 85 AD3d at 1559-1560 ; see generally People v Crimmins, 36 NY2d 230, 237 [1975]).
discussed Cited "see" VROOMAN, RONALD L., PEOPLE v (2×) also: Cited "see, e.g."
N.Y. App. Div. · 2014 · signal: see · confidence high
In any event, we conclude that any error with respect thereto is “harmless beyond a reasonable doubt inasmuch as there is no reasonable possibility that the error[] might have contributed to defendant’s conviction” (People v Capers, 94 AD3d 1475, 1476 , lv denied 19 NY3d 971 [internal quotation marks omitted]; see Kithcart, 85 AD3d at 1559 - 1560; see generally People v Crimmins, 36 NY2d 230, 237 ).
discussed Cited "see" People v. Capers
N.Y. App. Div. · 2012 · signal: see · confidence high
We nevertheless conclude, “in light of the evidence presented, . . . that any such error[is] ‘harmless beyond a reasonable doubt’ inasmuch as there is ‘no reasonable possibility that the error[ ] might have contributed to defendant’s conviction’ ” (People v Murphy, 79 AD3d 1451, 1453 [2010], lv denied 16 NY3d 862 [2011], quoting People v Crimmins, 36 NY2d 230, 237 [1975]; see People v Kithcart, 85 AD3d 1558, 1559-1560 [2011], lv denied 17 NY3d 818 [2011]). “[Defendant's contentions that the testimony of a [police] detective recounting the description of the perpetrator given by…
discussed Cited "see" CAPERS, DEVON, PEOPLE v
N.Y. App. Div. · 2012 · signal: see · confidence high
We nevertheless conclude, “in light of the evidence presented, . . . that any such error[ is] ‘harmless beyond a reasonable doubt’ inasmuch as there is ‘no reasonable possibility that the error[] might have contributed to defendant’s conviction’ ” (People v Murphy, 79 AD3d 1451, 1453 , lv denied 16 NY3d 862 , quoting People v Crimmins, 36 NY2d 230, 237 ; see People v Kithcart, 85 AD3d 1558, 1559-1560 , lv denied 17 NY3d 818 ). “[D]efendant’s contentions that the testimony of a [police] detective recounting the description of the perpetrator given by a witness constituted impr…
discussed Cited "see, e.g." People v. Kirk
N.Y. App. Div. · 2012 · signal: see also · confidence medium
We reject the further contention of defendant in his main brief that his written statements to the police were involuntary and that the court therefore erred in refusing to suppress them. “ ‘The voluntariness of a confession is to be determined by examining the totality of the circumstances surrounding the confession’ ” (People v Camacho, 70 AD3d 1393, 1394 [2010], lv denied 14 NY3d 886 [2010]; see also People v Kithcart, 85 AD3d 1558, 1559 [2011], lv denied 17 NY3d 818 [2011]) and, here, the record of the suppression hearing supports the court’s determination that the statements at …
discussed Cited "see, e.g." KIRK, SR., RICHARD, PEOPLE v
N.Y. App. Div. · 2012 · signal: see also · confidence low
We reject the further contention of defendant in his main brief that his written statements to the police were involuntary and that the court therefore erred in refusing to suppress them. “ ‘The voluntariness of a confession is to be determined by examining the totality of the circumstances surrounding the confession’ ” (People v Camacho, 70 AD3d 1393, 1394 , lv denied 14 NY3d 886 , 887; see also People v Kithcart, 85 AD3d 1558, 1559 , lv denied 17 NY3d 818 ) and, here, the record of the suppression hearing supports the court’s determination that the statements at issue were not rend…
discussed Cited "see, e.g." People v. Kirk
N.Y. App. Div. · 2012 · signal: see also · confidence medium
We reject the further contention of defendant in his main brief that his written statements to the police were involuntary and that the court therefore erred in refusing to suppress them. “ ‘The voluntariness of a confession is to be determined by examining the totality of the circumstances surrounding the confession’ ” (People v Camacho, 70 AD3d 1393, 1394 [2010], lv denied 14 NY3d 886 [2010]; see also People v Kithcart, 85 AD3d 1558, 1559 [2011], lv denied 17 NY3d 818 [2011]) and, here, the record of the suppression hearing supports the court’s determination that the statements at …
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The People of the State of New York
v.
Edward Kithcart
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York.
Jun 10, 2011.
85 A.D.3d 1558
Cited by 21 opinions  |  Published

Appeal from a judgment of the Onondaga County Court (William D. Walsh, J.), rendered February 1, 2006. The judgment convicted defendant, upon a jury verdict, of murder in the second degree.

It is hereby ordered that the judgment so appealed from is unanimously affirmed.

Memorandum: On appeal from a judgment convicting him following a jury trial of murder in the second degree (Penal Law § 125.25 [3] [felony murder]), defendant contends that the evi[*1559] dence is legally insufficient to establish the underlying felony of rape or attempted rape. Even assuming, arguendo, that defendant’s motion for a trial order of dismissal was sufficiently specific to preserve that contention for our review (see People v Gray, 86 NY2d 10, 19 [1995]), we conclude that it is without merit (see People v Washington, 305 AD2d 433 [2003], lv denied 100 NY2d 588 [2003]). Viewing the evidence in light of the elements of the crime as charged to the jury (see People v Danielson, 9 NY3d 342, 349 [2007]), we further conclude that the verdict is not against the weight of the evidence (see generally People v Bleakley, 69 NY2d 490, 495 [1987]). We reject defendant’s contention that County Court erred in refusing to suppress statements that he made during a 1992 police interview. The deception used by the police was not “ ‘so fundamentally unfair as to deny [defendant] due process’ ” (People v Camacho, 70 AD3d 1393, 1394 [2010], lv denied 14 NY3d 886, 887 [2010], quoting People v Tarsia, 50 NY2d 1, 11 [1980]), nor did it “ ‘create a substantial risk that the defendant might falsely incriminate himself ” (People v Andrus, 77 AD3d 1283, 1284 [2010], lv denied 16 NY3d 827 [2011]).

Defendant failed to preserve for our review his further contention that the court erred in admitting evidence of his refusal to provide a blood sample for testing (see generally People v Denison, 300 AD2d 1060 [2002]; People v Hathaway, 245 AD2d 1066 [1997]), and we decline to exercise our power to review that contention as a matter of discretion in the interest of justice (see CPL 470.15 [6] [a]). We reject the contention of defendant that the People’s failure to call the officer who obtained his statement in 2005 as a witness at the Huntley hearing rendered the evidence establishing the voluntariness of that statement insufficient. The People met their “burden of going forward to show the legality of the police conduct in the first instance” (People v Di Stefano, 38 NY2d 640, 652 [1976]), as well as their burden of establishing that the statement in question was voluntarily made, by presenting the testimony of another officer who was present when defendant was advised of his Miranda rights and validly waived them before making that statement (see People v Witherspoon, 66 NY2d 973, 973-974 [1985]; People v Drumm, 15 AD3d 910 [2005], lv denied 4 NY3d 853 [2005]).

Defendant failed to preserve for our review his further contention that the court erred in permitting the People to introduce evidence that defendant invoked his right to remain silent by terminating the 2005 interview {see People v Murphy, 79 AD3d 1451, 1453 [2010]). Defendant also failed to preserve for our review his contention that the court erred in permitting the[*1560] prosecutor to comment on such evidence during summation (see People v Lombardi, 68 AD3d 1765 [2009], Iv denied 14 NY3d 802 [2010]). “In any event, in light of the evidence presented, we [conclude] that any such errors [are] ‘harmless beyond a reasonable doubt’ inasmuch as there is ‘no reasonable possibility that the error[s] might have contributed to defendant’s conviction’ ” (Murphy, 79 AD3d at 1453, quoting People v Crimmins, 36 NY2d 230, 237 [1975]). Defendant’s remaining contentions with respect to the prosecutor’s alleged misconduct during summation are not preserved for our review (see CPL 470.05 [2]), and we decline to exercise our power to review them as a matter of discretion in the interest of justice (see CPL 470.15 [6] [a]). The court did not abuse its discretion in denying defendant’s request to discharge defense counsel (see People v Porto, 16 NY3d 93, 99-101 [2010]), and the record establishes that defendant received meaningful representation (see generally People v Baldi, 54 NY2d 137, 147 [1981]). Finally, defendant failed to preserve for our review his further contention that the court erred in sentencing him without the benefit of an adequate presentence report, and we decline to exercise our power to review that contention as a matter of discretion in the interest of justice (see People v Diaz, 26 AD3d 768 [2006]). Present— Scudder, P.J., Fahey, Bindley, Green and Gorski, JJ.