Defendant's challenges to the People's summation are unpreserved and we decline to review them in the interest of justice. Were we to review these claims, we would find that the challenged remarks generally constituted fair comment on the evidence and reasonable inferences to be drawn therefrom, made in response to defense arguments, and that the summation did not shift the burden of proof or deprive defendant of a fair trial (see People v Overlee,
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PEOPLE v. PEREZ
4 A.D.3d 212 (2004)
772 N.Y.S.2d 50
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Respondent, v. ROBERT PEREZ, Appellant.
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February 19, 2004.
February 19, 2004.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, First Department.
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