Opinion
May 7, 1990
Appeal from the Supreme Court, Kings County (Pesce, J).
Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.
While the defendant's claim that the prosecutor improperly vouched for the credibility of his witnesses is not without merit (see, People v. Blowe, 130 A.D.2d 668), and his claim is preserved for our review (see, People v. Medina, 53 N.Y.2d 951; People v Lewis, 140 A.D.2d 714), we nevertheless conclude that any error was harmless, since the evidence of the defendant's guilt was overwhelming (see, People v. Crimmins, 36 N.Y.2d 230). We also note that certain other remarks of the prosecutor in summation, now challenged as improper, were not properly preserved for appellate review. In any event, reversal of the judgment in the exercise of our interest of justice jurisdiction is not justified.
Finally, we find that the sentence was not excessive (see, People v. Suitte, 90 A.D.2d 80). Mangano, P.J., Brown, Kooper and Harwood, JJ., concur.