Case Name: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Richard Remington, Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1972-02-25
Citations: 38 A.D.2d 882
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Richard Remington, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 38
Pages: 882–882

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Richard Remington, Appellant.

Opinion:
Judgment unanimously affirmed. Memorandum: Although we find that errors were committed in the course of the trial, we note that " Errors are almost inevitable in any trial, improprieties almost unavoidable, but the presence of one or the other furnishes no automatic signal for reversal and retrial " (People v. Kingston, 8 N Y 2d 384, 387); and this is true even with respect to some constitutional errors (Chapman v. California, 386 U. S. 18, 22). We are directed to determine appeals without regard to technical errors which do not affect substantial rights (Code Crim. Pro., § 542; CPL 470.05, subd. 1). We conclude that the errors in this record did not affect defendant's substantial rights and that he received a fair trial. (Appeal from judgment of Erie County Court convicting defendant of murder.) Present — Del Vecchio, J. P., Witmer, Moule, Cardamone and Henry, JJ.