People v. Higgins

— Appeal by defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Ryan, J.), rendered May 22, 1980, convicting him of attempted rape in the first degree and sexual abuse in the first degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence. Judgment affirmed. We have evaluated the contentions of the appellant and are satisfied that the judgment should be affirmed. The proof of guilt is overwhelming. We consider it necessary, however, to indicate our strong condemnation of the prosecutor’s improper remarks during this trial. The prosecutor asked a number of objectionable questions clearly…