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People v. Winfield

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Oct 30, 1989
154 A.D.2d 725 (N.Y. App. Div. 1989)

Opinion

October 30, 1989

Appeal from the Supreme Court, Queens County (Groh, J.).


Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.

Contrary to the defendant's present contention, the trial court did not err in denying his request for a justification charge. Consideration of the trial record in the light most favorable to the defendant (see, People v Padgett, 60 N.Y.2d 142) demonstrates that there was no reasonable view of the evidence which would support that defense (see, e.g., People v Reynoso, 73 N.Y.2d 816; People v Watts, 57 N.Y.2d 299).

The defendant has failed to preserve for appellate review his claim that alleged prosecutorial misconduct deprived him of a fair trial (see, CPL 470.05; People v Nuccie, 57 N.Y.2d 818). In any event, the prosecutor's remarks in summation constituted a fair response to the defense counsel's closing statement (see, e.g., People v Crawford, 130 A.D.2d 678), and "did not exceed the broad bounds of rhetorical comment permissible in closing argument" (People v Galloway, 54 N.Y.2d 396, 399).

We have considered the defendant's remaining contentions and find them to be without merit. Spatt, J.P., Sullivan, Harwood and Balletta, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

People v. Winfield

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Oct 30, 1989
154 A.D.2d 725 (N.Y. App. Div. 1989)
Case details for

People v. Winfield

Case Details

Full title:THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Respondent, v. DWIGHT WINFIELD…

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

Date published: Oct 30, 1989

Citations

154 A.D.2d 725 (N.Y. App. Div. 1989)

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