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People v. Govan

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Nov 5, 2001
288 A.D.2d 235 (N.Y. App. Div. 2001)

Opinion

Argued October 15, 2001.

November 5, 2001.

Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Reichbach, J.), rendered July 28, 1999, convicting him of robbery in the first degree and criminal possession of a weapon in the fourth degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.

Lynn W. L. Fahey, New York, N.Y. (DeNice Powell of counsel), for appellant.

Charles J. Hynes, District Attorney, Brooklyn, N.Y. (Leonard Joblove and Linda Breen of counsel), for respondent.

Before: DAVID S. RITTER, J.P., WILLIAM D. FRIEDMANN, ANITA R. FLORIO, BARRY A. COZIER, JJ.


ORDERED that the judgment is affirmed.

Under the circumstances of this case, any error due to the trial court's missing witness charge was harmless.

The defendant's remaining contentions are without merit.

RITTER, J.P., FRIEDMANN, FLORIO and COZIER, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

People v. Govan

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Nov 5, 2001
288 A.D.2d 235 (N.Y. App. Div. 2001)
Case details for

People v. Govan

Case Details

Full title:THE PEOPLE, ETC., RESPONDENT, v. KAREEM GOVAN, APPELLANT

Court:Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department

Date published: Nov 5, 2001

Citations

288 A.D.2d 235 (N.Y. App. Div. 2001)
732 N.Y.S.2d 359

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