People v. Adams

Judgment unanimously affirmed. Memorandum: We disagree with defendant that questions of the prosecutor on cross-examination deprived him of a fair trial. Requiring a defendant to characterize police testimony as a lie is a tactic that has been condemned by this court (see, People v Montgomery, 103 AD2d 622). However, the court sustained an objection to this questioning, which was not lengthy, and this isolated incident does not require reversal of defendant’s conviction. While certain comments made by the prosecutor on summation were technically improper, their prejudicial effect must be…