Legal Opinion
People v. Williams
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided July 16, 1993PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
—Judgment unanimously affirmed. Memorandum: Defendant appeals from a judgment convicting him, after a jury trial, of burglary in the second degree. The alleged instances of prosecutorial misconduct did not deprive defendant of a fair trial. The court sustained objections to questions posed to a defense witness *987regarding defendant’s prior violent conduct, thereby effectively eliminating prejudice to defendant. Although the prosecutor improperly commented upon defendant’s failure to testify (see, People v Mohammed, 151 AD2d 1018, lv denied 74 NY2d 815), that isolated passing reference was not…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- People v. SaundersNew York Court of Appeals · 1984
- People v. LiptonNew York Court of Appeals · 1981
- People v. MohammedAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1989
- People v. PoladianAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1990
3Cited by10 opinions
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- People v. McDonaldAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1993
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