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People v. Ramos

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, First Department
Jun 29, 1995
216 A.D.2d 250 (N.Y. App. Div. 1995)

Opinion

June 29, 1995

Appeal from the Supreme Court, Bronx County (Frank Diaz, J.).


The only identification of the defendant was by a witness who had pleaded guilty to possessing crack and had previously been convicted of welfare fraud.

The detective who made the case against defendant testified that his investigation focused on him after speaking to the victim's family and other unnamed witnesses. Defense counsel objected and the court quite properly stated to the jury that the information was being received solely to let them know what the detective did and "[w]hether the information was accurate or inaccurate, we don't know." While the court at that point neutralized any bolstering, the People in summation repeatedly emphasized that the detective had interviewed witnesses before the arrest. This was not a mere reference to the detective's testimony, but was an improper attempt to bolster the prosecution's case ( see, People v. Lopez, 123 A.D.2d 399, affd 69 N.Y.2d 975; People v. Felder, 108 A.D.2d 869, 870).

Concur — Sullivan, J.P., Rosenberger, Kupferman, Ross and Williams, JJ.


Summaries of

People v. Ramos

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, First Department
Jun 29, 1995
216 A.D.2d 250 (N.Y. App. Div. 1995)
Case details for

People v. Ramos

Case Details

Full title:THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Respondent, v. ANGEL RAMOS, Appellant

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

Date published: Jun 29, 1995

Citations

216 A.D.2d 250 (N.Y. App. Div. 1995)
629 N.Y.S.2d 14