People v. Samuel

— Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Aiello, J.), rendered September 23, 1983, convicting him of robbery in the first degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.

Judgment affirmed.

Despite its result, the trial was a tribute to prosecutorial ineptness. Nevertheless, in the totality of all the circumstances, we conclude there should not be a reversal. On cross-examination the defendant was improperly asked to characterize the complainant’s testimony as untrue. However, defense counsel’s objection was promptly sustained before the defendant could…