People v. Lewis
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
The defendant was fighting with his wife when the victim, his sister-in-law, tried to come to her aid. During the ensuing struggle, the victim was shot twice and killed.
The defendant argues that he was deprived of a fair trial by the prosecutor’s conduct during his cross-examination of the defendant and his wife, and during his summation. While the prosecutor’s overly sympathetic portrayal of the victim and his emotional appeal would have been better left unsaid, his actions were partially excused by the fact that they were made in response to the defense attorney’s statement that the family…
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