Case Name: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Simon Anderson, Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1991-05-02
Citations: 173 A.D.2d 174
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Simon Anderson, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 173
Pages: 174–175

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Simon Anderson, Appellant.

Opinion:
Judgment, Supreme Court, Bronx County (Joan Sudolnick, J.) rendered on July 6, 1988, convicting defendant, after a jury trial, of criminally negligent homicide, and sentencing him to an indeterminate term of imprisonment of from l-ió to 4 years, unanimously affirmed.
Numerous witnesses observed defendant hitting or arguing with the decedent, who after being taken into the hospital, lapsed into a coma and died. At trial, during summation, the defense made statements implying that the People's witnesses were not telling the truth. The prosecutor's comments at summation constituted fair response. (People v Devonish, 159 AD2d 320, 321, lv denied 76 NY2d 733.) Concur—Milonas, J. P., Rosenberger, Kassal and Rubin, JJ.