People v. Robinson

Appeal by defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Queens County (Balbach, J.), rendered March 22, 1979, convicting him of murder in the second degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence. Judgment affirmed. The proof of guilt was overwhelming. However, we view with disfavor the attempt by the prosecutor to subvert the law relative to reasonable doubt by the following statements made in his summation: “I submit to you that the defense is not searching for the truth in this case at all. The defense is searching for reasonable doubt in this case. That’s the ticket in this case •—…