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The People v. Leonard Williams

New York Court of Appeals

Decided April 4, 2017No. 28PublishedCited by 23 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT

Chief Judge DiFiore.

Defendant maintains that he was deprived of a fair trial by the People’s PowerPoint presentation, particularly insofar as it displayed slides that contained annotated images of trial exhibits. We conclude that, here, where the trial court, in the exercise of its discretion, took prompt corrective action to ensure that the jury was not being misled and gave strong instructions concerning summation, defendant was not deprived of a fair trial.

Shortly after midnight on December 20, 2009, several men broke into the victim’s apartment. The victim, who knew…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. People v. GallowayNew York Court of Appeals · 1981
  2. People v. AshwalNew York Court of Appeals · 1976
  3. The People v. Willie L. WraggNew York Court of Appeals · 2015
  4. State v. WalkerWashington Supreme Court · 2015
  5. People v. BroadyNew York Court of Appeals · 1959

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3Cited by23 opinions

  1. People v. SimpsonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2017
  2. People v. SuttonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2017
  3. People v. AlmanAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2020
  4. People v. ChinloyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2017
  5. People v. HolidayAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2022

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