Legal Opinion

People v. Kwask

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

Decided December 29, 1988PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Vinik, J.), rendered June 4, 1985, convicting him of manslaughter in the first degree and attempted *653manslaughter in the first degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.

Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.

Contrary to the defendant’s contention, he was not deprived of a fair trial by the prosecutor’s single improper question propounded during cross-examination. The evidence of guilt was clearly overwhelming, as three witnesses placed the defendant at the scene of the shooting with a shotgun in hand. Moreover,…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. People v. CrimminsNew York Court of Appeals · 1975
  2. People v. BellAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1985
  3. People v. MedinaAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1988

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. People v. SealyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1990

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