Defendant's protestation at trial that the People had not proven "all the essential elements of the charges" was sufficient to preserve the issue on appeal. Even if not preserved, we would review it in the interest of justice. The evidence was not legally sufficient to establish defendant's guilt beyond a reasonable doubt (see People v Delamota,
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