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The PEOPLE, etc., respondent, v. Joseph HAGGERTY, appellant.
Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Guzman, J.), rendered July 26, 2006, convicting him of burglary in the third degree, petit larceny, and criminal mischief in the fourth degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.
ORDERED that the judgment is affirmed.
Contrary to the defendant's contention, the trial court properly denied his motion for a mistrial based on the admission of a surveillance video that was slightly different from the version given to the defense prior to trial. The defendant failed to show that he was prejudiced in his defense by the delay in the production of the correct video (see People v. Herrera, 136 A.D.2d 567, 568, 523 N.Y.S.2d 562).
The defendant's claim that various remarks made by the prosecutor during summation were improper and deprived him of a fair trial is unpreserved for appellate review. The defendant only made general objections to the prosecutor's comments, did not request curative instructions, and did not seek further relief after curative instructions were given (see CPL 470.05[2]; People v. Salnave, 41 A.D.3d 872, 874, 838 N.Y.S.2d 657; People v. Doran, 27 A.D.3d 480, 809 N.Y.S.2d 916; People v. White, 5 A.D.3d 511, 772 N.Y.S.2d 601; People v. Butts, 279 A.D.2d 587, 588, 719 N.Y.S.2d 680). In any event, the challenged remarks were a fair response to the defense summation (see People v. Jones, 294 A.D.2d 517, 518, 742 N.Y.S.2d 562; see People v. Edwards, 292 A.D.2d 393, 738 N.Y.S.2d 687).
Finally, the defendant's contention that he was denied the effective assistance of counsel is without merit. A review of the circumstances in totality as of the time of the representation reveals that the defendant was afforded meaningful representation (see People v. Henry, 95 N.Y.2d 563, 565, 721 N.Y.S.2d 577, 744 N.E.2d 112; People v. Baldi, 54 N.Y.2d 137, 147, 444 N.Y.S.2d 893, 429 N.E.2d 400).
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Decided: February 05, 2008
Court: Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Second Department, New York.
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