Legal Opinion
People v. McReynolds
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided July 11, 1991PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
— Judgment of the Supreme Court, Bronx County (Joseph Mazur, J.), rendered on December 5, 1988, which convicted defendant of criminal sale of a controlled substance in the third degree, after a jury trial, and sentenced him to an indeterminate term of imprisonment of six to twelve years, unanimously reversed, on the law and the facts and as a matter of discretion in the interest of justice, and the matter is remanded for a new trial.
We reverse in the interest of justice because the prosecutor’s ad hominem remarks during summation, directed at defense counsel, so overstepped the bounds of…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- People v. GallowayNew York Court of Appeals · 1981
- People v. SteinhardtNew York Court of Appeals · 1961
- People v. OrtizAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1986
- People v. PetrucelliAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1974
- People v. MatthewsAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1969
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