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People v. Williams

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Feb 23, 1998
247 A.D.2d 643 (N.Y. App. Div. 1998)

Opinion

February 23, 1998

Appeal from the Supreme Court, Queens County (Dunlop, J.).


Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.

The defendant's challenge to the prosecutor's comments made during the trial and summation are unpreserved for appellate review ( see, CPL 470.05; People v. Dien, 77 N.Y.2d 885, 886). In any event, while some of the comments were inappropriate, they did not prejudice the defendant given the judge's prompt curative instructions. Moreover, any error was harmless in light of the overwhelming evidence of the defendant's guilt ( see, People v. Galloway, 54 N.Y.2d 396; People v. Garrett, 219 A.D.2d 670).

O'Brien, J.P., Sullivan, Friedmann and Goldstein, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

People v. Williams

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Feb 23, 1998
247 A.D.2d 643 (N.Y. App. Div. 1998)
Case details for

People v. Williams

Case Details

Full title:THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Respondent, v. LIONEL WILLIAMS…

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

Date published: Feb 23, 1998

Citations

247 A.D.2d 643 (N.Y. App. Div. 1998)
669 N.Y.S.2d 235

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