People v. Carlton

Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County, rendered on February 13, 1973, convicting defendant, after a jury trial, of robbery in the first degree and sentencing him to an indeterminate term of up to six years imprisonment, unanimously affirmed. During his summation the District Attorney made the following argument. "Mrs. Flowers positively identified Carlton, and the most damaging piece of evidence in this entire case against defendant Carlton then took place. Mrs. Flowers said, 'That’s him’. Carlton said, 'I am not the one who pulled the knife on you’. And she said, 'But you are the one who…