People v. Crawford

While I agree that the court should have provided a more expansive curative instruction, I do not believe that this single flaw in an otherwise unremarkable trial warrants reversal (cf., People v Torriente, 131 AD2d 793 [multiple errors; cumulative effect required reversal]; accord, People v Colas, 206 AD2d 183, lv denied 85 NY2d 907), where the error went to the credibility of a witness whose testimony seemed incredible in any event, and where the conviction rested on overwhelmingly convincing proof.

Defendant’s conviction arose from the sale of crack, in Mt. Carmel Park, to an undercover…