PEOPLE v. ADAMS


166 A.D.2d 711 (1990)

The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Willie Adams, Appellant

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, Second Department.

October 29, 1990


Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.

At trial, the defendant did not request a jury instruction on the defense of intoxication and its effect on intent. Therefore, the defendant failed to preserve this issue for appellate review (see, CPL 470.05 [2]). Reversal is not warranted in the exercise of our interest of justice jurisdiction since there was insufficient evidence of the defendant's intoxication for a reasonable person to entertain doubt as to the element...

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