Legal Opinion
People v. DeJesus
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided February 22, 1988PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Meyerson, J.), rendered May 13, 1986, convicting him of rape in the first degree and burglary in the second degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.
Ordered that the judgment is reversed, on the law and as a matter of discretion in the interest of justice, and a new trial is ordered.
We find that the Assistant District Attorney’s cross-examination of the defendant and her remarks during summation *762exceeded the bounds of proper advocacy and as a result, deprived the defendant of his right to a fair trial.
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2Cases cited4 opinions
- People v. CalderonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1982
- People v. KentAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1986
- People v. BannermanAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1985
- People v. WatsonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1985
3Cited by5 opinions
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- People v. ReedAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1997
- People v. HansenAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1988
- People v. DavisAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1998
- People v. IrbyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1998