Legal Opinion

People v. Stevenson

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

Decided December 1, 1997Published

1Opinion of the Court

—Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kangs County (Brill, J.), rendered February 2, 1996, convicting him of assault in the second degree and promoting prison contraband in the first degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.

Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.

The defendant’s contention that the prosecutor made improper remarks during summation is unpreserved for appellate review (see, CPL 470.05 [2]; People v Tevaha, 84 NY2d 879; People v Tardbania, 72 NY2d 852, 853). In any event, while the contested remarks would have been better left *320unsaid, in light of…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. People v. CrimminsNew York Court of Appeals · 1975
  2. People v. TevahaNew York Court of Appeals · 1994
  3. People v. TardbaniaNew York Court of Appeals · 1988
  4. People v. MelendezAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1988
  5. People v. OrtizAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1997

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