Opinion · Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
People v. Estrella
156 A.D.2d 710
- 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.