Legal Opinion

People v. Morel

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

Decided September 23, 2002PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

On the evening of October 9, 1997, the defendant and the victim argued over a parking space. After a physical altercation, the defendant retrieved a knife from the car he was driving and stabbed the victim in the chest, causing his death.

Since the defendant failed to object, raised only general objections, and did not ask for curative instructions or move for a mistrial based on the sustained objections, his claims of alleged improprieties in the prosecutor’s cross-examination of him and in summation are unpreserved for appellate review (see CPL 470.05 [2]; People v Gray, 86 NY2d 10; People v…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. People v. SuitteAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1982
  2. People v. GrayNew York Court of Appeals · 1995
  3. People v. UdzinskiAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1989
  4. People v. PoblinerNew York Court of Appeals · 1973
  5. People v. HeideNew York Court of Appeals · 1994

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3Cited by12 opinions

  1. People v. GillAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2008
  2. People v. LouisiasAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2006
  3. People v. AllanAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2007
  4. People v. RhodesAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2004
  5. People v. ClarkAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2007

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