PEOPLE v. WILLIAMS


165 A.D.2d 747 (1990)

The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Shawn Williams, Also Known as Shawn William, Appellant

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

September 20, 1990


Defendant and an accomplice were accused of a robbery on a public street in Harlem in September 1986. At trial, defendant testified he was not one of the perpetrators but had in fact intervened to assist the complainant. On cross-examination, the prosecutor asked defendant whether he had so informed the police when he was arrested. Defendant replied he did not have the opportunity to do so. On summation, the prosecutor remarked...

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