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People v. Cook

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Jan 28, 1991
169 A.D.2d 836 (N.Y. App. Div. 1991)

Opinion

January 28, 1991

Appeal from the Supreme Court, Kings County (Huttner, J.).


Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.

The defendant claims that he was deprived of his right to a fair trial due to prosecutorial misconduct. We disagree. The record indicates that counsel for both sides were arguably overzealous and, although certain remarks may have been better left unsaid, the trial court promptly sustained objections, maintained an orderly trial allowing both sides to present their theories in full, and instructed the jury to disregard the attorneys' unprofessional conduct. Under the circumstances of this case, in which the evidence of the defendant's guilt was overwhelming, the defendant was not deprived of a fair trial (see, People v Galloway, 54 N.Y.2d 396).

We have considered the defendant's remaining contention and find it to be without merit (see, CPL 270.35; People v Buford, 69 N.Y.2d 290, 299). Brown, J.P., Harwood, Miller and Ritter, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

People v. Cook

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Jan 28, 1991
169 A.D.2d 836 (N.Y. App. Div. 1991)
Case details for

People v. Cook

Case Details

Full title:THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Respondent, v. DWAYNE COOK, Appellant

Court:Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department

Date published: Jan 28, 1991

Citations

169 A.D.2d 836 (N.Y. App. Div. 1991)
565 N.Y.S.2d 205

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