Case Name: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Earthan Keitt, Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1961-06-06
Citations: 13 A.D.2d 910
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Earthan Keitt, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 13
Pages: 910–910

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Earthan Keitt, Appellant.

Opinion:
Judgment of conviction unanimously reversed on the .law and a new trial ordered. The improper summation of the Assistant District Attorney resulted in substantial prejudice to the rights of the defendant. The court, in its rulings on objections timely made, failed to remedy, but rather compounded the error, by giving standing to the statements as legitimate argument. (People v. Lovello, 1 N Y 2d 436, 439; People v. Tassiello, 300 N. Y. 425, 430.) The failure to take exception to such rulings is not fatal (Code Grim. Pro., § 527). Concur — Rabin, J. P., Valente, McNally, Stevens and Bergan, JJ.