PEOPLE v. WEST, 56 N.Y.2d 662 (1982)

436 N.E.2d 1313, 451 N.Y.S.2d 711

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Respondent, v. RONALD WEST, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.Argued March 23, 1982
Decided May 4, 1982

Appeal from the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the Second Judicial Department, NORMAN J. FELIG, J.

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Maurice Brill for appellant.

Elizabeth Holtzman, District Attorney (Holly L. Halper of counsel), for respondent.

MEMORANDUM.

The order of the Appellate Division should be affirmed.

Defendant contends that reversible error occurred when the trial court permitted two witnesses to bolster the victim’s prior identification of the defendant. (See People v Trowbridge, 305 N.Y. 471.) Although a general protest was raised against this testimony, defendant at no time objected to this testimony on the specific ground that it constituted improper bolstering. Thus, defendant has failed to preserve this issue for appellate review. (See People v Gonzalez, 55 N.Y.2d 720, 722; see, also, People v Vidal, 26 N.Y.2d 249, 254; Richardson, Evidence [10th ed], § 538.)

We have examined defendant’s remaining contentions and have found them to be without merit.

Chief Judge COOKE and Judges JASEN, GABRIELLI, JONES, WACHTLER, FUCHSBERG and MEYER concur.

Order affirmed in a memorandum.