People v. Rossback

Appeal from a judgment of the County Court of Schoharie County (Lament, J.), rendered June 14, 1995, upon a verdict convicting defendant of the crimes of driving while intoxicated and aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle in the first degree.

Defendant was convicted after a jury trial of the crimes of driving while intoxicated and aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle in the first degree. He was sentenced to concurrent prison terms of lVs to 4 years. On appeal, defendant contends that he was denied a fair trial by the prosecutor’s reference in his opening statement to…