Legal Opinion

People v. Williams

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

Decided February 23, 1998PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Queens County (Dunlop, J.), rendered June 24, 1996, convicting him of robbery in the first degree and criminal possession of a weapon in the fourth degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.

Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.

The defendant’s challenge to the prosecutor’s comments made during the trial and summation are unpreserved for appellate review (see, CPL 470.05 [2]; People v Dien, 77 NY2d 885, 886). In any event, while some of the comments were inappropriate, they did not prejudice the defendant given the judge’s…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. People v. GallowayNew York Court of Appeals · 1981
  2. People v. DienNew York Court of Appeals · 1991
  3. People v. GarrettAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1995

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. People v. WilliamsAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2002
  2. People v. GrantAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2002
  3. People v. WilliamsAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1999

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