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People v. Sutton

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Oct 5, 1987
133 A.D.2d 655 (N.Y. App. Div. 1987)

Opinion

October 5, 1987

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


Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.

The defendant's contention that he was unduly prejudiced by comments made by the prosecutor in his summation is without merit. "Although several of the prosecutor's remarks were better left unsaid", such remarks did not operate to deprive the defendant of a fair trial (People v. Gonzalez, 102 A.D.2d 895). In any event, in light of the overwhelming evidence of the defendant's guilt, any error committed must be deemed harmless (see, People v. Crimmins, 36 N.Y.2d 230; People v. Schramm, 92 A.D.2d 905).

We find the defendant's remaining contentions to be either unpreserved for appellate review or without merit. Lawrence, J.P., Eiber, Spatt and Sullivan, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

People v. Sutton

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Oct 5, 1987
133 A.D.2d 655 (N.Y. App. Div. 1987)
Case details for

People v. Sutton

Case Details

Full title:THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Respondent, v. DERRICK SUTTON…

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

Date published: Oct 5, 1987

Citations

133 A.D.2d 655 (N.Y. App. Div. 1987)

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