Defendant's challenges to the court's preliminary and final instructions as to the presumption of innocence and defendant's right to refrain from testifying are unpreserved and we decline to review them in the interest of justice. Were we to review these claims, we would find that the court's instructions clearly conveyed the appropriate legal principles (see, People v Fields,
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