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People v. Vargas

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Oct 30, 1989
154 A.D.2d 722 (N.Y. App. Div. 1989)

Opinion

October 30, 1989

Appeal from the Supreme Court, Kings County (Fisher, J.).


Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.

We find unpersuasive the defendant's contention that he was denied a fair trial due to five remarks made by the prosecutor in his protracted closing summation. While several objectionable comments may have exceeded the limits of propriety (see, People v De Long, 134 A.D.2d 199), the cumulative effect of these comments was harmless in view of the overwhelming evidence of guilt (see, People v Morgan, 66 N.Y.2d 255; People v Roopchand, 107 A.D.2d 35, affd 65 N.Y.2d 837) and the court's prompt curative instructions, which were sufficient to dispel whatever prejudicial effect those remarks may have had (People v Gilmore, 135 A.D.2d 828; People v Singleton, 109 A.D.2d 763). Thompson, J.P., Brown, Kunzeman and Rubin, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

People v. Vargas

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Oct 30, 1989
154 A.D.2d 722 (N.Y. App. Div. 1989)
Case details for

People v. Vargas

Case Details

Full title:THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Respondent, v. LUIS VARGAS, Appellant

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

Date published: Oct 30, 1989

Citations

154 A.D.2d 722 (N.Y. App. Div. 1989)
546 N.Y.S.2d 695