People v Turner
2009 NY Slip Op 02642 [60 AD3d 1095]
March 31, 2009
Appellate Division, Second Department
Published by New York State Law Reporting Bureau pursuant to Judiciary Law § 431.
As corrected through Wednesday, May 6, 2009


The People of the State of New York, Respondent,
v
Joe Turner, Appellant.

[*1] Lynn W. L. Fahey, New York, N.Y. (Sarah J. Berger of counsel), for appellant.

Richard A. Brown, District Attorney, Kew Gardens, N.Y. (John M. Castellano, Nicoletta J. Caferri, and Rebecca Height of counsel), for respondent.

Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Queens County (Cooperman, J.), rendered July 20, 2006, convicting him of robbery in the second degree (two counts), attempted robbery in the first degree, attempted robbery in the second degree (two counts), criminal possession of a weapon in the fourth degree, and unlawful imprisonment in the second degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.

Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.

The defendant's contention that he was improperly impeached with a prior inconsistent statement he made while testifying before the grand jury is unpreserved for appellate review (see People v Gill, 54 AD3d 965 [2008]). In any event, the defendant's contention is without merit. Contrary to the defendant's contention, the statements that he made before the grand jury were admissible as prior inconsistent statements (see People v Wise, 46 NY2d 321 [1978]).

The sentence imposed was not excessive (see People v Ramirez, 89 NY2d 444 [1996]; People v Suitte, [*2]90 AD2d 80 [1982]).

The defendant's remaining contentions are without merit. Skelos, J.P., Fisher, Florio and Leventhal, JJ., concur.