Legal Opinion

People v. Britt

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

Decided June 1, 1987Published

1Opinion of the Court

Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Goldman, J.), rendered November 12, 1985, convicting him of murder in the second degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.

Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.

The defendant’s contention that he was denied his right to a fair trial by the trial court’s failure to give a limiting instruction to the jury on the permissible scope of rebuttal testimony (which testimony revealed the defendant’s custodial statement) was not preserved for appellate review (see, People v Rosado, 79 AD2d 666). In any event, the…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Harris v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
  2. People v. AshwalNew York Court of Appeals · 1976
  3. People v. OakleyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1985
  4. People v. CampbellAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1977
  5. People v. RosadoAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1980

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