People v. Sampson

Full title: THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Respondent, v. PAUL SAMPSON, Appellant

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

Date published: Feb 19, 1985

108 A.D.2d 882 (N.Y. App. Div. 1985)

Opinion

February 19, 1985

Appeal from the Supreme Court, Queens County (Glass, J.).

Judgment affirmed.

The alleged instances of prosecutorial misconduct, most of which have not been preserved for appellate review, did not serve to deprive defendant of his right to a fair trial. To the extent that the prosecutor's conduct was less than exemplary, the error was harmless in view of the overwhelming evidence of defendant's guilt ( see, People v Crimmins, 36 N.Y.2d 230). Lazer, J.P., Mangano, Gibbons and Rubin, JJ., concur.