People v. LaPorte
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
—Judgment, Supreme Court, Bronx County (Alexander Hunter, J.), rendered November 8, 2000, convicting defendant, after a jury trial, of robbery in the first degree, and sentencing him to a term of 12 years, unanimously reversed, on the law, and the matter remanded for a new trial.
We reverse because the prosecutor’s remarks during summa*94tion so exceeded the limits of permissible comment that defendant was denied a fair trial.
Willie Prison was robbed of $95 and a cell phone in the elevator of his apartment building at 11:55 a.m. on November 2, 1998. Upon returning home from shopping, he noticed…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- People v. GallowayNew York Court of Appeals · 1981
- People v. AshwalNew York Court of Appeals · 1976
- People v. BaileyNew York Court of Appeals · 1983
- People v. CalabriaNew York Court of Appeals · 2000
- People v. . RichardsonNew York Court of Appeals · 1917
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