People v. Williams

Appeal from a judgment of the County Court of Broome County, rendered January 19, 1976, upon a verdict convicting the defendant of the crimes of criminal sale of a controlled substance in the *944third degree and criminal possession of a controlled substance in the third degree. Defendant’s sole contention on this appeal is that he was deprived of a fair trial due to the prejudicial and improper summation by the prosecutor. Specifically, the defendant contends that the prosecutor improperly referred to the defendant as the "main connection” for illicit drug sales in the City of Binghamton; that…