Legal Opinion

People v. McCoy

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

Decided November 10, 1986Published

1Opinion of the Court

Memorandum: The isolated remarks by the prosecutor on summation to which defendant assigns error were not objected to at trial and, therefore, are not preserved for our review (CPL 470.05 [2]; People v Williams, 46 NY2d 1070, 1071), and reversal is not warranted in the interest of justice (CPL 470.15 [3] [c]). In the totality of the circumstances, the prosecutor’s summation did not operate to deprive defendant of a fair trial (People v Hopkins, 58 NY2d 1079, 1083; People v Woodard, 112 AD2d 454).

We have examined defendant’s remaining contention and find it to be without merit. (Appeal from…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. People v. HopkinsNew York Court of Appeals · 1983
  2. People v. WilliamsNew York Court of Appeals · 1979
  3. People v. WoodardAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1985

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