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People v. Surace

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Jul 26, 1982
89 A.D.2d 625 (N.Y. App. Div. 1982)

Summary

In People v. Surace, 295 Ill. 604, we held that counsel for both the State and for the defendant must be allowed all proper latitude in their arguments, and no matter how much the court or opposing counsel may differ with the arguing attorney in his conclusions on the evidence, as long as he is arguing the evidence and drawing conclusions therefrom the court cannot legally interfere.

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Opinion

July 26, 1982

Appeal by defendant, as limited by his motion, from a resentence of the County Court, Suffolk County (Weissman, J.), imposed July 14, 1981. Resentence affirmed.


No opinion. This case is remitted to the County Court, Suffolk County, for further proceedings pursuant to CPL 460.50 (subd 5). Mollen, P.J., Lazer, Thompson and Niehoff, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

People v. Surace

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Jul 26, 1982
89 A.D.2d 625 (N.Y. App. Div. 1982)

In People v. Surace, 295 Ill. 604, we held that counsel for both the State and for the defendant must be allowed all proper latitude in their arguments, and no matter how much the court or opposing counsel may differ with the arguing attorney in his conclusions on the evidence, as long as he is arguing the evidence and drawing conclusions therefrom the court cannot legally interfere.

Summary of this case from The People v. Shack
Case details for

People v. Surace

Case Details

Full title:THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Respondent, v. DONALD SURACE…

Court:Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department

Date published: Jul 26, 1982

Citations

89 A.D.2d 625 (N.Y. App. Div. 1982)

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