People v. White
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
Appeal by defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Kramer, J.), rendered March 17,1982, convicting him of two counts of criminal possession of a weapon in the third degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.
Judgment affirmed.
Defendant’s guilt was proven beyond a reasonable doubt (Jackson v Virginia, 443 US 307). While the prosecutrix went beyond the record in her summation, the court gave appropriate curative instructions. In any event, the error was harmless in light of the overwhelming evidence of defendant’s guilt (People v Crimmins, 36 NY2d 230). Defendant’s…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- People v. CrimminsNew York Court of Appeals · 1975
- People v. ThomasNew York Court of Appeals · 1980
3Cited by1 opinion
- People v. PratcherAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1985