Case Name: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Donald Dien, Appellant
Court: New York Court of Appeals
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1991-03-21
Citations: 77 N.Y.2d 885
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Donald Dien, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: New York Reports
Volume: 77
Pages: 885–886

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Donald Dien, Appellant.
Argued February 12, 1991;
decided March 21, 1991
APPEARANCES OF COUNSEL
Robert S. Dean and Philip L. Weinstein for appellant.
Robert M. Morgenthau, District Attorney (Phyllis A. Monroe and Amyjane Rettew of counsel), for respondent.

Opinion:
OPINION OF THE COURT
Memorandum.
The order of the Appellate Division should be affirmed. Defendant's sole argument on appeal is that a specific comment made by the prosecutor during summation violated his rights to a fair trial by an impartial jury and to equal protection under the law. At the time of the prosecutor's statement, however, defendant made only a general objection, thus failing to preserve his argument for this Court's review (see, People v Rivera, 73 NY2d 941, 942; People v Ford, 69 NY2d 775, 776).
Chief Judge Wachtler and Judges Simons, Kaye, Alexander, Titone, Hancock, Jr., and Bellacosa concur.
Order affirmed in a memorandum.