People v. Lesane
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
—Judgment, Supreme Court, Bronx County (William Donnino, J.), rendered February 23, 1993, convicting defendant, after jury trial, of criminal possession of a weapon in the second degree and assault in the first degree, and sentencing him, as a second felony offender, to concurrent terms of 5 to 10 years, unanimously affirmed.
Defendant’s motion for a mistrial was properly denied, since any prejudice caused by the comment that may have suggested that defendant had intimidated witnesses was dissipated by the court’s prompt and pointed instructions to the jury to disregard it (see, People v…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- People v. AshwalNew York Court of Appeals · 1976
- People v. TrinidadNew York Court of Appeals · 1983
- People v. JohnsonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1994
- People v. BrownAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1994