People v. Peterson

*580The prosecutor’s summation did not deprive defendant of a fair trial (see generally People v Overlee, 236 AD2d 133 [1997], lv denied 91 NY2d 976 [1998]; People v D'Alessandro, 184 AD2d 114, 118-119 [1992], lv denied 81 NY2d 884 [1993]), and the court properly exercised its discretion in denying defendant’s mistrial motions directed at the prosecutor’s summation. Although defendant claims that the prosecutor engaged in improper bolstering or vouching for police witnesses, the remarks at issue were permissible responses to defense attacks on the officers’ credibility (see e.g. People v Rivera,…