People v. Floyd
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
The defendant contends that he was deprived of a fair trial because the prosecutor’s summation comments regarding his failure to call certain witnesses in support of his alibi defense impermissibly shifted the burden of proof. However, since the defendant made only a single general objection to the comments now alleged to have been improper, his contention is unpreserved for appellate review (see People v Romero, 7 NY3d 911, 912 [2006]; People v Stewart, 89 AD3d 1044, 1045 [2011]; People v Brooks, 89 AD3d 746, 747 [2011]; People v West, 86 AD3d 583, 584 [2011]). In any event, where, as here,…
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