Opinion · Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
People v. Estrella
People v. Estrella, 156 A.D.2d 710 (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York 1989)
- Type
- Opinion
- Court
- Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
- Jurisdiction
- New York
- Date
- 1989-12-26
- Topic
- general
Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Huttner, J.), rendered June 3, 1987, convicting him of robbery in the second degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence. Ordered that the judgment is affirmed. The defendant contends that the prosecutor’s summation deprived him of a fair trial. Specifically, he contends that the prosecutor impermissibly vouched for the credibility of the complainant by stating that complainant was a "working man” and "staightforward”. However, the prosecutor’s remarks, which must be evaluated in comparison with the summation of defense counsel (see, People v Draksin, 145 AD2d 500), were proper.
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Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Huttner, J.), rendered June 3, 1987, convicting him of robbery in the second degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.
Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.
The defendant contends that the prosecutor’s summation deprived him of a fair trial. Specifically, he contends that the prosecutor impermissibly vouched for the credibility of the complainant by stating that complainant was a "working man” and "staightforward”. However, the prosecutor’s remarks, which must be evaluated in comparison with the summation of defense counsel (see, People v Draksin, 145 AD2d 500), were proper.
The defendant’s remaining contentions are either unpreserved for appellate review or without merit. Mangano, J. P., Bracken, Kooper and Sullivan, JJ., concur.