Defendant claims that he was deprived of a fair trial by the prosecutor's summation which purportedly ridiculed his testimony, generally denigrated the defense, and vouched for the complainant. However, most of the challenged statements were a proper and fair response to the summation by defense counsel. In addition, with minor exceptions, there were no objections to the disputed remarks so they are not preserved for review by this court (People v Balls,
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PEOPLE v. BRIGGS
155 A.D.2d 306 (1989)
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Wilson Briggs, Appellant
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, First Department.https://leagle.com/images/logo.png
November 16, 1989
November 16, 1989
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, First Department.
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