People v. Watson
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Knipel, J.), rendered February 19, 2002, convicting her of arson in the second degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.
Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.
The defendant’s contentions that the prosecutor’s cross-examination of her, and comments on summation, regarding her failure to call the 911 emergency telephone number are unpreserved for appellate review (see CPL 470.05 [2]). In any event, the prosecutor’s questions and comments were proper since they bore on the defendant’s credibility concerning her…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- People v. WeirAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1986
- People v. NarineAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1999