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People v. Abduwali

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Nov 25, 1991
177 A.D.2d 699 (N.Y. App. Div. 1991)

Opinion

November 25, 1991

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


Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.

The defendant's contention that the prosecutor, during summation, improperly commented that one of the People's witnesses did not have a motive to testify falsely, and that the crimes charged were of a type the witnesses would remember, are not preserved for appellate review because no objection was raised at trial (see, CPL 470.05; People v. Frazier, 175 A.D.2d 257). In any event, we find that the prosecutor's comments were in direct response to defense counsel's comment questioning the one witness's integrity, and defense counsel's allegation that the prosecution's witnesses mistakenly identified the defendant as the perpetrator of the crimes (see, People v Tafur, 174 A.D.2d 642; People v. Rodriguez, 140 A.D.2d 723, 724). Thompson, J.P., Harwood, Lawrence and Miller, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

People v. Abduwali

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Nov 25, 1991
177 A.D.2d 699 (N.Y. App. Div. 1991)
Case details for

People v. Abduwali

Case Details

Full title:THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Respondent, v. GERARD ABDUWALI…

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

Date published: Nov 25, 1991

Citations

177 A.D.2d 699 (N.Y. App. Div. 1991)