Legal Opinion

People v. Johnson

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

Decided November 8, 2006Published

1Opinion of the Court

Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Tomei, J.), rendered April 16, 2004, convicting him of murder in the second degree and criminal possession of a weapon in the second degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.

Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.

The defendant’s contentions regarding alleged prosecutorial misconduct during summation are unpreserved for appellate review (see CPL 470.05 [2]; People v Nuccie, 57 NY2d 818, 819 [1982]; People v George, 2 AD3d 457 [2003]). In any event, the challenged remarks do not require reversal (see People v…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. People v. BaldiNew York Court of Appeals · 1981
  2. People v. BeneventoNew York Court of Appeals · 1998
  3. People v. SandovalNew York Court of Appeals · 1974
  4. People v. NuccieNew York Court of Appeals · 1982
  5. People v. TardbaniaNew York Court of Appeals · 1988

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