Opinion
September 17, 1991
Appeal from the Supreme Court, New York County (Dorothy Cropper, J.).
Defendant has not preserved his contentions that portions of the prosecutor's summation mischaracterized the defense, argued facts not in evidence, vouched for the credibility of a witness and expressed his personal belief in defendant's guilt (People v Ramirez, 165 A.D.2d 656, lv denied 77 N.Y.2d 881; People v Contrerra, 161 A.D.2d 541, lv denied 76 N.Y.2d 854). Were we to consider these arguments in the interest of justice, we would find them to be without merit, or to constitute harmless error in view of the overwhelming evidence of defendant's guilt. (People v. Crimmins, 38 N.Y.2d 407.)
Concur — Rosenberger, J.P., Ellerin, Wallach, Kassal and Rubin, JJ.