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People v. Branche

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, First Department
Jun 27, 1995
216 A.D.2d 172 (N.Y. App. Div. 1995)

Opinion

June 27, 1995

Appeal from the Supreme Court, New York County (Ira Beal, J.).


There is no merit to defendant's unpreserved claim that the prosecutor improperly argued on summation that to believe defendant the jury would have to conclude that the People's witnesses had lied, since the argument was responsive to the summation arguments raised by the defense ( People v. Bailey, 155 A.D.2d 262, lv denied 75 N.Y.2d 810). Defendant's other claims are also unpreserved and without merit, including that she was deprived of a fair trial by police testimony that "[f]ifty percent of the time they get rid of the money", introduced to explain why defendant did not have the prerecorded buy money when arrested ( People v. Vargas, 213 A.D.2d 258).

Concur — Murphy, P.J., Ellerin, Wallach, Rubin and Tom, JJ.


Summaries of

People v. Branche

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, First Department
Jun 27, 1995
216 A.D.2d 172 (N.Y. App. Div. 1995)
Case details for

People v. Branche

Case Details

Full title:THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Respondent, v. LINELLE BRANCHE…

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

Date published: Jun 27, 1995

Citations

216 A.D.2d 172 (N.Y. App. Div. 1995)
628 N.Y.S.2d 482