PEOPLE v. PATTERSON


83 A.D.2d 691 (1981)

The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Maurice Patterson, Appellant

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, Third Department.

July 16, 1981


On this appeal, defendant argues, inter alia, that a mistrial should have been granted due to a prejudicial statement of a prosecution witness, and that he was denied a fair trial because of prosecutorial misconduct in summation. We disagree. Defendant's mistrial motion is grounded on the testimony of Detective Fischer that "me and my partner had reason to believe that Mr. Patterson was possibly involved in a few rapes in...

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