PEOPLE v. FORTUNATO


191 A.D.2d 221 (1993)

594 N.Y.S.2d 245

The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Virgilio Fortunato, Appellant

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

March 9, 1993


There is no merit to defendant's argument that the prosecutor's summation was an attempt to affirmatively mislead the jury as to the significance of the evidence concerning the shooter's gray patch of hair. First, the premise underlying the argument — that it was error to allow the eyewitness to testify that he had described the shooter's gray patch of hair to the police — is faulty, since a description is ordinarily admissible if offered by a person who has...

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