Legal Opinion
People v. Breen
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided January 25, 1999PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
—Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Queens County (Roman, J.), rendered July 30, 1996, convicting him of attempted robbery in the second degree (two counts), and assault in the second degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.
Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.
The defendant’s contention that the prosecutor’s comments in summation in effect shifted the burden of proof from the People to him by referring to the “unchallenged” and “uncontroverted” evidence of the defendant’s involvement in the crime constituted reversible error is unpreserved for appellate…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- People v. CrimminsNew York Court of Appeals · 1975
- People v. LuperonNew York Court of Appeals · 1995
- People v. BryantAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1990
- People v. . MingeyNew York Court of Appeals · 1907
- People v. ScottAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1988
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3Cited by4 opinions
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- People v. BrownAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2005
- People v. BrownAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2005
- People v. BrownAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2008