Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.
Contrary to the defendant's contention, he is not entitled to a new trial because of the prosecutor's opening statement. While the prosecutor made arguments in his opening statement which were better suited to a closing statement, and improperly vouched for the credibility of the People's witnesses in the opening statement, the court instructed the jury to disregard certain comments, and issued prompt and forceful curative instructions...
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