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People v. Dunn

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Sep 16, 2008
54 A.D.3d 871 (N.Y. App. Div. 2008)

Opinion

No. 2006-02379.

September 16, 2008.

Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Sullivan, J.), rendered February 23, 2006, convicting her of criminal sale of a controlled substance in the third degree and criminal possession of a controlled substance in the third degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.

Lynn W. L. Fahey, New York, N.Y. (Kendra L. Hutchinson of counsel), for appellant.

Charles J. Hynes, District Attorney, Brooklyn, N.Y. (Leonard Joblove and Linda Breen of counsel), for respondent.

Before: Prudenti, P.J., Ritter, Florio and McCarthy, JJ.


Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.

The defendant's contention that she was deprived of a fair trial because the prosecutor made improper remarks during her opening statement and summation and otherwise engaged in misconduct during the trial is unpreserved for appellate review ( see CPL 470.05; People v Hollenquest, 48 AD3d 592, lv denied 10 NY3d 864). In any event, the challenged remarks and conduct either were responsive to arguments made by defense counsel, constituted fair comment on the evidence, or otherwise did not deprive the defendant of a fair trial ( see People v Olivo, 23 AD3d 584).

The defendant's contention that she was denied the effective assistance of counsel based solely on her attorney's failure to object to the alleged prosecutorial misconduct is without merit ( see People v Benevento, 91 NY2d 708, 712; People v Robbins, 48 AD3d 711, lv denied 10 NY3d 869; People v Gonzalez, 44 AD3d 790, 791; People v Serrano, 163 AD2d 66, 68).


Summaries of

People v. Dunn

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Sep 16, 2008
54 A.D.3d 871 (N.Y. App. Div. 2008)
Case details for

People v. Dunn

Case Details

Full title:THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Respondent, v. ERNESTINE DUNN…

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

Date published: Sep 16, 2008

Citations

54 A.D.3d 871 (N.Y. App. Div. 2008)
2008 N.Y. Slip Op. 7004
864 N.Y.S.2d 107

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