Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.
The defendant's contention that the court shifted the burden of proof by instructing the jury, during preliminary instructions, to consider opening statements "as a preview of what each side intends to prove by way of evidence in the case" is unpreserved for appellate review (see, CPL 470.05 [2]; People v Gray,
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