PEOPLE v. CEBALLO


242 A.D.2d 428 (1997)

662 N.Y.S.2d 456

The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Frank Ceballo, Appellant

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

September 11, 1997


Defendant argues that he was denied a fair trial by two aspects of alleged prosecutorial misconduct: (i) prejudicial cross-examination when defendant testified in his own behalf, and (ii) an improper summation that misrepresented and distorted the defense case. Neither claim warrants reversal.

In two separate episodes in the course of cross-examination, as candidly conceded by the People, the prosecutor's attempted line of inquiry exceeded the bounds of fairness...

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