Legal Opinion

People v. Lawson

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

Decided September 11, 2000PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

—Appeal by the de*722fendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Queens County (Naro, J.), rendered November 20, 1998, convicting him of operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.

Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.

The defendant’s claim that various comments made by the prosecutor during summation constituted reversible error is largely unpreserved for appellate review (see, CPL 470.05 [2]; People v Medina, 53 NY2d 951; People v Bryant, 163 AD2d 406). In any event, the prosecutor’s remarks were fair comment on the evidence, fair response to the…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. People v. CrimminsNew York Court of Appeals · 1975
  2. People v. MedinaNew York Court of Appeals · 1981
  3. People v. RoopchandAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1985
  4. People v. BryantAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1990
  5. People v. PatronaAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1996

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. People v. NormanAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2007
  2. People v. PinckneyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2006
  3. People v. RiveraAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2005
  4. People v. WitherspoonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2002

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