Case Name: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Steven Watkins, Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 2004-04-26
Citations: 6 A.D.3d 734
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Steven Watkins, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 6
Pages: 734–735

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Steven Watkins, Appellant.
[775 NYS2d 168]

Opinion:
Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County (DiMango, J.), rendered June 6, 2001, convicting him of criminal possession of a weapon in the second degree, criminal possession of a weapon in the third degree, and menacing in the second degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.
Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.
The defendant's arguments regarding alleged prosecutorial misconduct during summation are largely unpreserved for appellate review (see CPL 470.05 [2]). In any event, the comments alleged to be inflammatory or prejudicial were fair comment on the evidence (see People v McHarris, 297 AD2d 824, 825 [2002]), responsive to arguments and theories presented in the defense counsel's summation (see People v Galloway, 54 NY2d 396, 399 [1981]), or harmless in light of the overwhelming evidence of the defendant's guilt (see People v Crimmins, 36 NY2d 230 [1975]). Ritter, J.P., Krausman, Luciano and Cozier, JJ., concur.