Case Name: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Cemal Alovic, Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1979-03-19
Citations: 68 A.D.2d 928
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Cemal Alovic, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 68
Pages: 928–928

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Cemal Alovic, Appellant.

Opinion:
Appeal by defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Queens County, rendered October 20, 1977, convicting him of attempted murder in the second degree and criminal possession of a weapon in the second degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence. Judgment affirmed. The comments of the prosecutor, although improper, were harmless beyond a reasonable doubt. The overwhelming proof of guilt, which included reliable identifications by the victim, the victim's half-brother, and an uninvolved bystander, militates against reversal on the basis of these comments. There is no significant probability that the jury would have acquitted the defendant had these comments not been made (see People v Crimmins, 36 NY2d 230, 241-242). Hopkins, J. P., Damiani, Rabin and Mangano, JJ., concur.