Judgment unanimously affirmed.
Memorandum:
We disagree with the defendant's assertion that the court improperly marshaled the evidence in giving its instructions to the jury. Reading the charge as a whole, it was fair and balanced and well within the statutory mandate (CPL 300.10 [2]).
Defendant also took exception to the court's instruction that "circumstantial evidence may often possess more reliable evidence of proof than direct evidence". We know...
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