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PEOPLE v. RUSSO

201 A.D.2d 512 (1994)

607 N.Y.S.2d 413

The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Victor Russo, Appellant

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

February 7, 1994

Ordered that the judgment and the amended judgment are affirmed.

We find no basis to conclude that the defendant was denied a fair trial due to the prosecutor's remarks in summation. Although it is generally improper for a prosecutor to refer to a defendant's "lies", in this case, the remarks were a fair response to the defense counsel's statement in summation that the defendant "doesn't lie" (see, People v Alexandria...

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