On September 22, 1986, defendant was arrested within minutes of selling narcotics to an undercover police officer. Defendant now claims on appeal that he was denied a fair trial by the court's reference to "reasonable person" in its reasonable doubt charge and the court's query "who speaks the truth" at the end of its charge. However, since these objections were not raised at trial, they are unpreserved for appellate review (CPL 470.05). Were we to review these issues in...
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