Legal Opinion

People v. Mayrant

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

Decided March 18, 1985PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

— Appeal by defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Queens County (Agresta, J.), rendered September 8, 1982, convicting him of murder in the second degree and attempted robbery in the first degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.

Judgment affirmed.

Although the prosecutor’s summation contained inflammatory and unwarranted comments, we affirm the judgment of conviction because there was strong evidence of guilt, prompt curative instructions were given (People v Gibbs, 59 NY2d 930; People v Galloway, 54 NY2d 396; People v Cuevas, 99 AD2d 553; People v Tayeh, 96 AD2d 1045), a…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. People v. GallowayNew York Court of Appeals · 1981
  2. People v. NuccieNew York Court of Appeals · 1982
  3. People v. DordalNew York Court of Appeals · 1982
  4. People v. GrossAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1976
  5. People v. GibbsNew York Court of Appeals · 1983

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. People v. DeRosaAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1988
  2. People v. PauleyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1986
  3. People v. ReedAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1986
  4. People v. CredellAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1987

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