People v. Hodges

*227OPINION OF THE COURT

Martin J. Schulman, J.

This is a motion pursuant to CPL 330.30 (1) to set aside the verdict on the ground that certain remarks made by the prosecutor during her summation denied the defendant a fair trial. The People contend that the summation was proper, and that any error was harmless in light of the evidence of defendant’s guilt, the court’s curative instructions, and the court’s main charge to the jury.

Defendant was charged with criminal possession of a controlled substance in the third degree (Penal Law § 220.16) and criminal possession of a controlled substance in the…