Legal Opinion

People v. Demott

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

Decided December 26, 1991PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

— Judgment unanimously affirmed. Memorandum: We reject defendant’s contention that he was deprived of a fair trial by the cumulative effect of alleged errors in the court’s charge and the prosecutor’s comments upon summation. Defendant failed to object to the prosecutor’s remarks concerning the child-witnesses’ credibility and, therefore, has not preserved that issue for our review (see, CPL 470.05 [2]). In any event, the prosecutor’s remarks represented a fair response to defense counsel’s summation (People v Price, 144 AD2d 1013, Iv denied 73 NY2d 895; People v Tardbania, 130 AD2d 954, affd…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. People v. TardbaniaNew York Court of Appeals · 1988
  2. People v. PriceAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1988
  3. People v. LuisAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1988
  4. People v. GreenAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1989
  5. People v. JimenezAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1989

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3Cited by9 opinions

  1. People v. TowndrowAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1993
  2. People v. LoliscioAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1993
  3. People v. GarciaAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1992
  4. People v. DetwilerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1992
  5. People v. StewartAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1992

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