People v. Miller
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
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
- People v. GallowayNew York Court of Appeals · 1981
- People v. RoopchandAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1985
- People v. StewartAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1983
- People v. DuvallAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1999
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