Legal Opinion
People v. Tonge
New York Court of Appeals
Decided February 23, 1999PublishedCited by 133 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Memorandum.
The order of the Appellate Division should be affirmed.
Defendant’s claim that he was deprived of his right to a fair trial because the prosecutor stated in her summation that his conduct fit the “typical behavior of a sex offender” is unpreserved for our review. Defense counsel made only a general objection to the prosecutor’s remark at summation; a party’s failure to specify the basis for a general objection renders the *840argument unpreserved for this Court’s review (see, People v Dien, 77 NY2d 885, 886; People v Tevaha, 84 NY2d 879, 881; People v Ford, 69 NY2d…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- People v. BeneventoNew York Court of Appeals · 1998
- People v. TevahaNew York Court of Appeals · 1994
- People v. DienNew York Court of Appeals · 1991
- People v. FordNew York Court of Appeals · 1987
3Cited by133 opinions
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- People v. TaylorNew York Court of Appeals · 2003
- People v. AlmonteAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2005
- The Matter of the State of New York v. Dennis K. , The Matter of the State of New York v. Anthony N., The Matter of the State of New York v. Richard TT.New York Court of Appeals · 2016
- People v. LyonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2010
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