PEOPLE v. FRANCOIS


281 A.D.2d 431 (2001)

721 N.Y.S.2d 256

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Respondent, v. WILLIAM FRANCOIS, Appellant.

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

Decided March 5, 2001.


Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.

The defendant contends that the prosecutor improperly vouched for the credibility of the People's witnesses and denigrated defense counsel during summation. We disagree. While some of the prosecutor's comments exceeded the bounds of proper advocacy, the summation, as a whole, was not so prejudicial as to warrant reversal, particularly since the court sustained defense counsel's objections and provided curative instructions (...

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