Legal Opinion

People v. Sanders

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

Decided February 13, 2001PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

—Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Martin, J.), rendered June 30, 1997, convicting him of criminal sale of a controlled substance in the third degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.

Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.

While some of the prosecutor’s summation comments may *561have been improper, any error was harmless in view of the overwhelming evidence of the defendant’s guilt. The undercover officer who purchased crack cocaine from the defendant testified that the transaction occurred in daylight and she observed the police backup team…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. People v. SuitteAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1982
  2. People v. CrimminsNew York Court of Appeals · 1975
  3. People v. RoopchandAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1985
  4. People v. MillerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1989
  5. People v. BrownAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1996

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. People v. GillespieAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2007
  2. People v. AndersonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2005
  3. People v. RiveraAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2005
  4. People v. FrazierAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2006
  5. People v. McKeeverAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2002

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