Legal Opinion

People v. Alexander

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

Decided July 24, 1978PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Appeal by defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Richmond County, rendered May 16, 1977, convicting him of robbery in the first degree, robbery in the second degree and burglary in the first degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence. Judgment affirmed. While the statement made by the prosecutor in his summation, that "we have here uncontroverted evidence”, was an improper comment on defendant’s failure to take the stand, in view of the curative charge given by the trial court and the overwhelming evidence of defendant’s guilt, the comment was not so prejudicial as to warrant…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. People v. CrimminsNew York Court of Appeals · 1975
  2. People v. MaimoneAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1959
  3. People v. AkelNew York Court of Appeals · 1960

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. People v. LondonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1986
  2. People v. CrociataAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1986
  3. People v. ParadiseAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1985

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