Legal Opinion

People v. Vargas

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

Decided October 30, 1989Published

1Opinion of the Court

— Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Fisher, J.), rendered March 23, 1987, convicting him of criminal sale of a controlled substance in the third degree and criminal possession of a controlled substance in the third degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.

Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.

We find unpersuasive the defendant’s contention that he was denied a fair trial due to five remarks made by the prosecutor in his protracted closing summation. While several objectionable comments may have exceeded the limits of propriety (see, People v…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. People v. RoopchandAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1985
  2. People v. MorganNew York Court of Appeals · 1985
  3. People v. De LongAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1987
  4. People v. GilmoreAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1987
  5. People v. SingletonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1985

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