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People v. Velez

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Nov 17, 1986
124 A.D.2d 761 (N.Y. App. Div. 1986)

Opinion

November 17, 1986

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


Ordered that the judgments are affirmed.

The attempted introduction of testimony that the defendant was found with "slips of paper", which may have constituted betting slips, for which he was not indicted, did not serve to deny him a fair trial. The defense counsel's objection was immediately sustained, and a curative instruction was promptly given. In light of the overwhelming evidence of guilt, the error was harmless beyond a reasonable doubt.

The defendant has not called our attention to any error with respect to the conviction upon his plea of guilty, and therefore, that conviction is also affirmed. Brown, J.P., Rubin, Lawrence and Kooper, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

People v. Velez

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Nov 17, 1986
124 A.D.2d 761 (N.Y. App. Div. 1986)
Case details for

People v. Velez

Case Details

Full title:THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Respondent, v. WILFREDO VELEZ…

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

Date published: Nov 17, 1986

Citations

124 A.D.2d 761 (N.Y. App. Div. 1986)