Case Name: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Thomasina Rice, Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 2007-01-23
Citations: 36 A.D.3d 835
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Thomasina Rice, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 36
Pages: 835–836

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Thomasina Rice, Appellant.
[826 NYS2d 914]

Opinion:
Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Queens County (Latella, J.), rendered November 17, 2004, convicting her of criminal sale of a controlled substance in the third degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.
Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.
In light of the overwhelming evidence of the defendant's guilt, the prosecutor's comments in summation, to which objection was made and overruled, constitute harmless error and thus do not warrant reversal (see People v Crimmins, 36 NY2d 230 [1975]). Schmidt, J.E, Mastro, Santucci and Fisher, JJ., concur.