People v. Arrington

The defendant claims that he was denied a fair trial under indictment No. 1046/85 by the prosecutor’s cross-examination and summation. We first note that since the defendant failed to object to the majority of the prosecutor’s comments he has failed to preserve those issues for appellate review (see, CPL 470.05 [2]). In any event, we find no error in the prosecutor’s statements. Contrary to the defendant’s claims, the prosecutor did not elicit inadmissible hearsay testimony when cross-examining him. The prosecutor was merely attempting to complete a narrative of the criminal incident for…