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People v. Bryant

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Oct 15, 1979
72 A.D.2d 568 (N.Y. App. Div. 1979)

Opinion

October 15, 1979


Appeal by defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County, rendered July 7, 1978, convicting him of murder in the second degree and criminal possession of a weapon in the second degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence. Judgment affirmed. Although the prosecutor committed error when he questioned the defendant about a prior weapons conviction which the court had suppressed on the Sandoval motion, such error did not deprive defendant of a fair trial and should be considered harmless in view of the overwhelming proof of guilt (see People v Crimmins, 36 N.Y.2d 230). We have considered the defendant's other contentions and find them to be without merit. Damiani, J.P., O'Connor, Lazer and Margett, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

People v. Bryant

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Oct 15, 1979
72 A.D.2d 568 (N.Y. App. Div. 1979)
Case details for

People v. Bryant

Case Details

Full title:THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Respondent, v. WILLIAM CARL BRYANT…

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

Date published: Oct 15, 1979

Citations

72 A.D.2d 568 (N.Y. App. Div. 1979)

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