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People v. Conethan

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
May 12, 1986
120 A.D.2d 604 (N.Y. App. Div. 1986)

Opinion

May 12, 1986

Appeal from the Supreme Court, Kings County (Broomer, J.).


Judgment affirmed.

The several remarks by the prosecutor in summation which were objected to were a fair response to defense counsel's summation (see, People v Marks, 6 N.Y.2d 67, 77, cert denied 362 U.S. 912; People v Jones, 89 A.D.2d 875; People v Blackman, 88 A.D.2d 620). In any event there was overwhelming proof of the defendant's guilt (see, People v Roopchand, 107 A.D.2d 35, affd 65 N.Y.2d 837; People v Galloway, 54 N.Y.2d 396; People v Brosnan, 32 N.Y.2d 254). We also find that the reasonable doubt charge, taken as a whole, adequately conveyed the appropriate law to the jury (see, People v Blackshear, 112 A.D.2d 1044; People v Harvey, 111 A.D.2d 185). Lastly, there is no basis for modification of the sentence imposed. The trial court did not act improperly in imposing consecutive sentences since the sentences were imposed for two separate crimes (see, e.g., People v Brathwaite, 63 N.Y.2d 839; People v King, 115 A.D.2d 563; People v Counts, 97 A.D.2d 772; People v Dorsey, 79 A.D.2d 611). Mollen, P.J., Lazer, Mangano and Thompson, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

People v. Conethan

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
May 12, 1986
120 A.D.2d 604 (N.Y. App. Div. 1986)
Case details for

People v. Conethan

Case Details

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

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

Date published: May 12, 1986

Citations

120 A.D.2d 604 (N.Y. App. Div. 1986)

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