People v. Buggs
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
— Judgment unanimously affirmed. Memorandum: On appeal from a judgment upon conviction of manslaughter in the first degree (Penal Law § 125.20 [1]), defendant faults the prosecutor for presenting improper rebuttal, rendering a prejudicial summation and improperly cross-examining a defense witness. Defendant also argues that the trial court’s charge on defendant’s flight was improper. None of these claims requires reversal and the claim relating to the prosecutor’s summation was not preserved for review (see, CPL 470.05 [2]; People v Dawson, 50 NY2d 311, 324).
Defendant confessed to stabbing…
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- People v. WiseNew York Court of Appeals · 1978
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