People v. Soto
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, Queens County (Appelman, J.), rendered March 12, 1986, convicting him of criminal possession of a controlled substance in the first degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.
Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.
The allegedly improper comments made by the prosecutor combined with the testimony offered after the court had instructed the prosecutor to advise his witnesses not to volunteer such testimony did not deprive the defendant of his right to a fair trial (see, People v Crimmins, 36 NY2d 230; People v Schaeffer, 56…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- People v. CrimminsNew York Court of Appeals · 1975
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