Legal Opinion

People v. Overlee

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

Decided December 4, 1997PublishedCited by 786 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT

Sullivan, J. P.

On this appeal from his conviction of assault in the second degree, criminal trespass in the second degree and resisting arrest, defendant raises a host of prosecutorial misconduct claims, including, inter alia, compelling him to characterize the People’s witnesses as liars; characterizing him as a liar; bolstering the credibility of prosecution witnesses and repeatedly injecting into the case the prosecutor’s own personal opinion as to defendant’s guilt and his own theories as to the facts.

Briefly stated, the People’s evidence showed that on the morning of…

2Cases cited23 opinions

  1. People v. GallowayNew York Court of Appeals · 1981
  2. People v. DavisNew York Court of Appeals · 1983
  3. People v. DuffyNew York Court of Appeals · 1975
  4. People v. RiceNew York Court of Appeals · 1990
  5. People v. MorganNew York Court of Appeals · 1985

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3Cited by786 opinions

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