Legal Opinion

People v. Baker

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

Decided February 7, 2001Published

1Opinion of the Court

—Judgment unanimously affirmed. Memorandum: Defendant appeals from a judgment convicting him of attempted murder in the second degree (Penal Law §§ 110.00, 125.25 [1]) and other crimes. Contrary to defendant’s contention, reversal is not required as the result of any evidentiary error. References to the shared nationality of defendant and the victim were isolated and not part of a pattern of inflammatory references to race or appeals to racial prejudice (see, People v Dominguez, 275 AD2d 468; People v Vargas, 161 AD2d 822; see also, People v Glenn, 185 AD2d 84, 90-91, cert denied 520 US…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Kendall v. EvansNew York Court of Appeals · 1988
  2. People v. GlennAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1992
  3. People v. BennettAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1988
  4. People v. DominguezAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2000
  5. People v. WestAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1990

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