People v. Thomas
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
Judgment unanimously affirmed. Memorandum: There is no merit to the argument of defendant that he was denied a fair trial by improper comments made by the prosecutor on summation. Defendant failed to object to one of the comments, thereby failing to preserve for review his argument concerning its propriety (see, CPL 470.05 [2]). The comments to which defendant objected were not so egregious as to warrant reversal and, in any event, any possible prejudice was eliminated by County Court’s charge to the jury (see, People v Jackson, 213 AD2d 257, lv denied 86 NY2d 736).
Defendant did not object on…
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