1. Home
  2. Browse Decisions
  3. N.Y.2d
  4. 73 N.Y.2d
  5. 73 N.Y.2d 955 (1989)
 

PEOPLE v. COMER

73 N.Y.2d 955 (1989)

The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Wallee Comer, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided March 30, 1989.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Francis A. Brady, Philip L. Weinstein and Celeste Lacy Davis for appellant.

Elizabeth Holtzman, District Attorney (Seth M. Lieberman, Barbara D. Underwood and Nikki Kowalski of counsel), for respondent.

Chief Judge WACHTLER and Judges SIMONS, KAYE, ALEXANDER, TITONE, HANCOCK, JR., and BELLACOSA concur.

MEMORANDUM.

The order of the Appellate Division should be affirmed.

Defendant maintains that he is entitled to a new trial because of improper comments by the District Attorney during summation or, failing that, that the matter must be remitted to the Appellate Division so that it may exercise its factual review powers and determine whether the jury's verdict was against the weight of the evidence (see, CPL...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases