Legal Opinion

People v. Miller

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

Decided May 10, 2000PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

—Judgment unanimously affirmed. Memorandum: Defendant contends that he was deprived of a fair trial by prosecutorial misconduct on summation. We disagree. The record fails to establish that defendant was prejudiced when the prosecutor pointed his finger at defendant during summation (see, People v Duvall, 260 AD2d 183,184, lv denied 93 NY2d 924). Furthermore, the prosecutor’s question, “Why do you bring a knife at 11:00 at night to get delmonico steaks?” falls within the broad scope of rhetorical comment permitted on summation (see generally, People v Galloway, 54 NY2d 396, 399). Contrary to…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. People v. GallowayNew York Court of Appeals · 1981
  2. People v. RoopchandAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1985
  3. People v. StewartAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1983
  4. People v. DuvallAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1999

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. People v. WilliamsonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2010

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