PEOPLE v. STATHUM


280 A.D.2d 316 (2001)

719 N.Y.S.2d 862

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Respondent, v. MICHAEL STATHUM, Appellant.

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

Decided February 8, 2001.


A comment made by the prosecutor in summation that defendant attacks as asserting facts not in evidence does not warrant reversal since this comment constituted an effort to draw a reasonable inference from the record and was not prejudicial. Defendant's remaining challenges to the summation are unpreserved for appellate review and we decline to review them in the interest of justice. Were we to review these claims, we would find that the challenged comments were generally...

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