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People v. Newton

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Fourth Department
Dec 18, 1987
135 A.D.2d 1115 (N.Y. App. Div. 1987)

Opinion

December 18, 1987

Appeal from the Supreme Court, Erie County, Marshall, J.

Present — Doerr, J.P., Denman, Boomer, Green and Balio, JJ.


Judgment unanimously affirmed. Memorandum: Under all of the circumstances, the remark of the complaining witness that she had known that defendant had killed his brother was not so prejudicial as to require a mistrial. This remark was not in response to any question by the prosecutor and the court promptly directed that it be stricken from the record and gave a strong curative instruction in its charge. Further, there was strong evidence of defendant's guilt.


Summaries of

People v. Newton

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Fourth Department
Dec 18, 1987
135 A.D.2d 1115 (N.Y. App. Div. 1987)
Case details for

People v. Newton

Case Details

Full title:THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Respondent, v. GEORGE W. NEWTON…

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

Date published: Dec 18, 1987

Citations

135 A.D.2d 1115 (N.Y. App. Div. 1987)

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