Legal Opinion

People v. DeJesus

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided July 26, 2004Published

1Opinion of the Court

Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Feldman, J.), rendered August 8, 1994, convicting him of manslaughter in the first degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.

Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.

The defendant’s contentions that the prosecutor’s summation deprived him of due process and a fair trial are largely unpreserved for appellate review (see CPL 470.05 [2]; People v Dien, 77 NY2d 885, 886 [1991]; People v Brownridge, 267 AD2d 318 [1999]). In any event, the prosecutor’s statements constituted fair responses to remarks, made by the…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. People v. AshwalNew York Court of Appeals · 1976
  2. People v. HalmNew York Court of Appeals · 1993
  3. People v. DienNew York Court of Appeals · 1991
  4. People v. RyantAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2000
  5. People v. BrownridgeAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1999

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