PEOPLE v. BALLS


69 N.Y.2d 641 (1986)

The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Victor Balls, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided December 16, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Douglas P. Rutnik, Public Defender (Shawn D. Flaherty of counsel), for appellant.

Sol Greenberg, District Attorney (George H. Barber of counsel), for respondent.

Chief Judge WACHTLER and Judges MEYER, SIMONS, KAYE, ALEXANDER, TITONE and HANCOCK, JR., concur.


MEMORANDUM.

The order of the Appellate Division should be affirmed.

The defendant has been convicted of criminally negligent homicide for causing the death of his seven-week-old daughter. On this appeal he contends that the prosecutor made prejudicial remarks during his summation. Specifically, the defendant urges the prosecutor improperly commented on the defendant's silence prior to his arrest, improperly bolstered...

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