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People v. Seldon

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Mar 16, 1987
128 A.D.2d 742 (N.Y. App. Div. 1987)

Opinion

March 16, 1987

Appeal from the Supreme Court, Kings County (Lane, J.).


Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.

Contrary to the defendant's argument on appeal, the record indicates that there was more than sufficient evidence to sustain the jury's verdict convicting him of robbery in the second degree, criminal possession of stolen property in the third degree, and grand larceny in the third degree (see, People v Contes, 60 N.Y.2d 620). The credibility of the complaining witness, which the defendant attacks, was an issue for the jury, which had the advantage of seeing and hearing the witness (see, People v. Shapiro, 117 A.D.2d 688). Upon the exercise of our factual review power, we are satisfied that the evidence was of sufficient quality and quantity to establish the defendant's guilt beyond a reasonable doubt (CPL 470.15).

Finally, we find no merit to the defendant's contention that the prosecutor's summation deprived him of a fair trial. Initially, we note that several of the complained-of remarks were either not objected to at all, or curative instructions were not sought by defense counsel, once the particular objection was sustained. Accordingly, these alleged errors were unpreserved for appellate review (CPL 470.05; People v. Nuccie, 57 N.Y.2d 818; People v. Saylor, 115 A.D.2d 671). The remainder of the complained-of remarks by the prosecutor in summation constituted either fair comment on the evidence or fair response to the summation remarks of defense counsel (see, People v. Anthony, 24 N.Y.2d 696; People v. Blackman, 88 A.D.2d 620). Mangano, J.P., Brown, Niehoff and Eiber, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

People v. Seldon

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Mar 16, 1987
128 A.D.2d 742 (N.Y. App. Div. 1987)
Case details for

People v. Seldon

Case Details

Full title:THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Respondent, v. FRIZELL SELDON…

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

Date published: Mar 16, 1987

Citations

128 A.D.2d 742 (N.Y. App. Div. 1987)

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