Case Name: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. William Carl Bryant, Also Known as William Irving Bryant, Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1979-10-15
Citations: 72 A.D.2d 568
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v William Carl Bryant, Also Known as William Irving Bryant, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 72
Pages: 568–568

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v William Carl Bryant, Also Known as William Irving Bryant, Appellant.

Opinion:
Appeal by defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County, rendered July 7, 1978, convicting him of murder in the second degree and criminal possession of a weapon in the second degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence. Judgment affirmed. Although the prosecutor committed error when he questioned the defendant about a prior weapons conviction which the court had suppressed on the Sandoval motion, such error did not deprive defendant of a fair trial and should be considered harmless in view of the overwhelming proof of guilt (see People v Crimmins, 36 NY2d 230). We have considered the defendant's other contentions and find them to be without merit. Damiani, J. P., O'Connor, Lazer and Margett, JJ., concur.