Legal Opinion

People v. Seabrook

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

Decided March 8, 1993Published

1Opinion of the Court

—Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Broomer, J.), rendered February 14, 1991, convicting him of robbery in the first degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.

Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.

The defendant argues that certain allegedly improper comments made by the prosecutor during summation deprived him of a fair trial. However, the prosecutor’s comments can only be fairly evaluated in comparison with the summation comments of the defense counsel (see, People v Bosmond, 154 AD2d 689). Upon review of the record, the prosecutor’s remarks…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. People v. SuitteAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1982
  2. People v. AshwalNew York Court of Appeals · 1976
  3. People v. BosmondAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1989
  4. People v. JonesAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1991

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