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People v. Berni

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Nov 16, 1987
134 A.D.2d 436 (N.Y. App. Div. 1987)

Opinion

November 16, 1987

Appeal from the Supreme Court, Queens County (O'Dwyer, J.).


Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.

The evidence adduced at trial, viewed in the light most favorable to the People, was legally sufficient to establish the defendant's guilt of the crimes charged. Moreover, although the testimony of the prosecution witnesses on the identification issue contained some minor inconsistencies, upon the exercise of our factual review power we are satisfied that the evidence established the defendant's guilt beyond a reasonable doubt and that the verdict was not against the weight of the evidence (CPL 470.15). The eyewitness had an unobstructed view of the defendant for approximately 20 minutes while he was on her neighbor's roof carrying the stolen property.

The prosecutor's rhetoric during summation did not deny the defendant a fair trial. Any claims of error concerning statements involving the alleged improper bolstering of prosecution witnesses were not preserved for appellate review due to defense counsel's failure to object (see, People v. Howard, 125 A.D.2d 408, 409, lv denied 69 N.Y.2d 746). Furthermore, the prosecutor's comment about defense witnesses and the verdict to be rendered did not constitute undue prejudice. Niehoff, J.P., Weinstein, Eiber and Harwood, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

People v. Berni

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Nov 16, 1987
134 A.D.2d 436 (N.Y. App. Div. 1987)
Case details for

People v. Berni

Case Details

Full title:THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Respondent, v. JOHN BERNI, Appellant

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

Date published: Nov 16, 1987

Citations

134 A.D.2d 436 (N.Y. App. Div. 1987)

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