Legal Opinion

People v. Hamilton

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

Decided December 29, 1988PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

— Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County (O’Brien, J.), rendered September 6, 1985, convicting him of criminal possession of a weapon in the second degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.

Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.

The defendant’s contention that the prosecutor improperly commented on his failure to testify by referring to some of the evidence adduced as uncontroverted has not been preserved for appellate review (see, People v Medina, 53 NY2d 951). Reversal is not warranted in the interest of justice, as neither those comments nor the…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. People v. MedinaNew York Court of Appeals · 1981

3Cited by5 opinions

  1. People v. RotundoAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1993
  2. People v. De La RosaAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1990
  3. People v. OcasioNew York Supreme Court · 1990
  4. People v. SmithAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1992
  5. People v. WestAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1990

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