Opinion
2017–03889 Ind. No. 1715/14
05-15-2019
484The PEOPLE, etc., Respondent, v. Jean W. AZOR, Appellant.
Paul Skip Laisure, New York, N.Y. (Hannah Zhao of counsel), for appellant. John M. Ryan, Acting District Attorney, Kew Gardens, N.Y. (John M. Castellano and Johnnette Traill of counsel), for respondent.
Paul Skip Laisure, New York, N.Y. (Hannah Zhao of counsel), for appellant.
John M. Ryan, Acting District Attorney, Kew Gardens, N.Y. (John M. Castellano and Johnnette Traill of counsel), for respondent.
REINALDO E. RIVERA, J.P., CHERYL E. CHAMBERS, JEFFREY A. COHEN, ANGELA G. IANNACCI, JJ.
DECISION & ORDER
ORDERED that the judgment is affirmed.
The defendant's contention that certain comments made by the prosecutor during summation were improper and deprived him of a fair trial is unpreserved for appellate review, since the defendant either failed to object to the remarks he now challenges or made only a general one-word objection (see CPL 470.05[2] ; People v. Bragg , 161 A.D.3d 998, 998–999, 77 N.Y.S.3d 435 ; People v. Martin , 116 A.D.3d 981, 982, 983 N.Y.S.2d 813 ; People v. Allen , 114 A.D.3d 958, 959, 982 N.Y.S.2d 322 ). In any event, the defendant's contention is without merit, as the comments were either fair comment on the evidence and the reasonable inferences to be drawn therefrom, fair response to the defendant's summation, or permissible rhetorical comment (see People v. Young , 141 A.D.3d 551, 552, 35 N.Y.S.3d 248 ; People v. Martin , 116 A.D.3d at 982–983, 983 N.Y.S.2d 813 ; People v. Allen , 114 A.D.3d at 959, 982 N.Y.S.2d 322 ).
RIVERA, J.P., CHAMBERS, COHEN and IANNACCI, JJ., concur.