Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.
The defendant's contention, that he was denied a fair trial when the prosecutor remarked during opening statements that a police officer knew the defendant, is without merit. The trial court immediately sustained the defense counsel's objection to this isolated comment and issued a curative instruction, which the jury is presumed to have followed (see, People v Berg,
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