People v. Scott

Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (Edward McLaughlin, J.), rendered June 11, 2002, convicting defendant, after a jury trial, of robbery in the first degree, and sentencing him to a term of 14 years, unanimously affirmed.

The challenged portions of the prosecutor’s summation did not deprive defendant of a fair trial. The prosecutor’s remarks were responsive to the defense summation, and, given the court’s thorough and repeated instructions, could not have lessened the People’s burden of proof or shifted the burden to the defense (see People v Thomas, 186 AD2d 602 [1992], lv denied 81…