Legal Opinion

People v. Singleton

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

Decided March 17, 1997Published

1Opinion of the Court

Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Lewis, J.), rendered November 10, 1994, convicting him of criminal possession of a controlled substance in the third degree, criminal possession of a weapon in the second degree, and unlawful possession of marihuana, after a jury trial, and imposing sentence.

Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.

In light of the overwhelming evidence of the defendant’s guilt, none of the alleged errors in the People’s summation warrant a new trial (see, People v Nuccie, 57 NY2d 818; People v Ashwal, 39 NY2d 105; People v Reed, 184 AD2d…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. People v. AshwalNew York Court of Appeals · 1976
  2. People v. NuccieNew York Court of Appeals · 1982
  3. People v. RiveraAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1988
  4. People v. ReedAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1992

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