Legal Opinion

People v. Watson

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided August 4, 2003Published

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

  1. People v. WeirAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1986
  2. People v. NarineAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1999

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