Legal Opinion

People v. Jacobs

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

Decided October 6, 1997Published

1Opinion of the Court

Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the County Court, Nassau County (Calabrese, J.), rendered January 4, 1996, convicting *490him of criminally negligent homicide and endangering the welfare of a child, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.

Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.

As the defendant concedes, his contention that certain comments made by the prosecutor in summation were improper is not preserved for appellate review (see, CPL 470.05 [2]). In any event, the prosecutor’s statements were either fair comment upon the evidence (see, People v Ashwal, 39 NY2d 105) or proper…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. People v. BaldiNew York Court of Appeals · 1981
  2. People v. GallowayNew York Court of Appeals · 1981
  3. People v. AshwalNew York Court of Appeals · 1976
  4. People v. FloresNew York Court of Appeals · 1994
  5. People v. BadiaAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1990

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