Defendant was not deprived of a fair trial by any comments of the prosecutor during summation and thus was not entitled to a mistrial. Rather, where appropriate, the court sustained objections and took prompt curative actions, including instructing the jury extensively regarding proper consideration of summation comments, thereby effectively obviating any possible prejudice to defendant (see, People v D'Alessandro,
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PEOPLE v. OCASIO
262 A.D.2d 70 (1999)
692 N.Y.S.2d 315
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Respondent, v. ANTONIO OCASIO, Appellant.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, First Department.https://leagle.com/images/logo.png
Decided June 8, 1999.
Decided June 8, 1999.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, First Department.
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