THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK RESPONDENT v. JOSEPH EDWARDS DEFENDANT APPELLANT (2011)

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

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

Memorandum:  Defendant appeals from a judgment convicting him upon a jury verdict of sexual abuse in the first degree (Penal Law § 130.65[2] ) and endangering the welfare of a child (§ 260.10[1] ).   Viewing the evidence in light of the elements of the crimes as charged to the jury (see People v. Danielson, 9 NY3d 342, 349), we conclude that the verdict is not against the weight of the evidence (see generally People v. Bleakley, 69 N.Y.2d 490, 495).   Defendant's objection to the testimony of the victim's half-sister on the ground that it was speculative and irrelevant did not preserve for our review his present contentions that such testimony improperly bolstered the victim's credibility (see People v. Valentine, 48 AD3d 1268, 1268–1269, lv denied 10 NY3d 871), and exceeded the scope of the prompt outcry exception to the hearsay rule (see People v. Stearns, 72 AD3d 1214, 1218, lv denied 15 NY3d 778).   We decline to exercise our power to review those contentions as a matter of discretion in the interest of justice (see CPL 470.15[6] [a] ).

Frances E. Cafarell

Clerk of the Court