Legal Opinion

People v. Stokes

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

Decided February 4, 1998PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Judgment unani*920mously affirmed. Memorandum: Defendant contends that Supreme Court erred in denying his motion for a mistrial on the ground that the prosecutor vouched for the credibility of a police officer in his redirect examination of the officer and placed the credibility of defense counsel at issue. We disagree. The record fails to support defendant’s contention that the prosecutor vouched for the police officer’s credibility. Furthermore, the fact that the officer testified that defense counsel was present at a meeting where defendant entered into a contract to provide services for the…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. People v. CrimminsNew York Court of Appeals · 1975
  2. People ex rel. Pickett v. RuffoAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1983
  3. People v. KellarNew York Court of Appeals · 1997
  4. People v. EstesAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1994
  5. People v. WorthAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1996

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3Cited by2 opinions

  1. People v. BattleAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2005
  2. People v. Vandermeulen, New York County Courts2005

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