Case Name: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Lewis Vaughn, Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1988-01-25
Citations: 136 A.D.2d 752
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Lewis Vaughn, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 136
Pages: 752–753

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Lewis Vaughn, Appellant.

Opinion:
—Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County (O'Brien, J.), rendered September 3, 1986, convicting him of robbery in the first degree (two counts), upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.
Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.
Contrary to the defendant's contention, the prosecutor's remarks in summation did not deprive him of a fair trial. The defendant's objection to the prosecutor's characterization of a criminal trial as a search for the truth rather than a search for reasonable doubt was sustained by the trial court and immediate curative instructions were given thereby vitiating any possible prejudice (see, People v Galloway, 54 NY2d 396; People v Jalah, 107 AD2d 762). Moreover, the prosecutor's remarks referring to a former baseball player in an attempt to imply that the defense had employed deceptive tactics were within the bounds of permissible rhetorical comment (see, People v Galloway, supra).
Finally, the defendant's challenges to the propriety of the trial court's jury charge are either unpreserved for appellate review or without merit. Mollen, P. J., Thompson, Lawrence and Fiber, JJ., concur.