People v. Bristole

Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Queens County (Eng, J.), rendered January 17, 1996, convicting him of robbery in the second degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.

Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.

Viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the prosecution (see, People v Contes, 60 NY2d 620), we find that it was legally sufficient to establish the defendant’s guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.

Moreover, although the challenged summation comment made by the prosecutor was improper, the trial court averted any potential prejudice by properly…