Legal Opinion

People v. Swindall

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

Decided March 23, 1987PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the County Court, Westchester County (Marasco, J.), rendered November 16, 1982, convicting him of robbery in the third degree, and criminal possession of stolen property in the third degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.

Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.

On the instant appeal, the defendant argues that reversible error was committed by the prosecutor in his summation when he allegedly vouched for the credibility of his witnesses and inflamed the jury by his comments (see, People v Whitehurst, 87 AD2d 896; People v Ashwal, 39 NY2d…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. People v. AshwalNew York Court of Appeals · 1976
  2. People v. GutierrezAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1984
  3. People v. WhitehurstAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1982
  4. People v. ScottAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1985

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. People v. HolguinAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2001
  2. People v. PuglieseAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1987
  3. People v. PhelpsAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1990

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