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The PEOPLE, etc., respondent, v. Bernard LANGHORNE, appellant.
Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the County Court, Suffolk County (Kahn, J.), rendered December 5, 2006, convicting him of assault in the second degree and assault in the third degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.
ORDERED that the judgment is affirmed.
The defendant contends that the duration of one of the final orders of protection issued at the time of sentencing exceeds the maximum period permissible under CPL 530.13(4). However, the defendant failed to preserve this contention for appellate review because he did not raise this issue at sentencing or move to amend the final order of protection on this ground (see CPL 470.05[2]; People v. Nieves, 2 N.Y.3d 310, 316-318, 778 N.Y.S.2d 751, 811 N.E.2d 13; People v. Anderson, 57 A.D.3d 794, 868 N.Y.S.2d 552), and we decline to review it in the exercise of our interest of justice jurisdiction (see CPL 470.15[6][a]; People v. Anderson, 57 A.D.3d 794, 868 N.Y.S.2d 552; People v. Dale, 43 A.D.3d 1075, 1076, 841 N.Y.S.2d 461).
Contrary to the defendant's contention, defense counsel was not ineffective for failing to request a missing witness charge regarding one of the complainants because the defendant was not entitled to such a charge (see People v. Savinon, 100 N.Y.2d 192, 198, 761 N.Y.S.2d 144, 791 N.E.2d 401; People v. Hernandez, 43 A.D.3d 1412, 1412-1413, 842 N.Y.S.2d 662; People v. Webster, 248 A.D.2d 738, 739, 670 N.Y.S.2d 871). Moreover, the defendant's contention that he was deprived of due process by the prosecutor's refusal to offer immunity to this witness is without merit (see CPL 50.30; People v. Chin, 67 N.Y.2d 22, 32, 499 N.Y.S.2d 638, 490 N.E.2d 505; People v. Singh, 47 A.D.3d 733, 734, 849 N.Y.S.2d 606).
The defendant's remaining contention is without merit.
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Decided: March 17, 2009
Court: Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Second Department, New York.
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