PEOPLE v. ESPINAL


175 A.D.2d 177 (1991)

The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Efrain Espinal, Appellant

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

July 8, 1991


Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.

Contrary to the defendant's contention, he was not deprived of a fair trial by the prosecutor's cross-examination of him, or by the prosecutor's summation, both of which noted that the store where the defendant was employed was owned by persons from the Dominican Republic. While references to race or national origin should be avoided unless relevant to a matter at issue, the prosecutor...

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