Case Name: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Abe Linzer and Aaron Linzer, Appellants
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1959-04-14
Citations: 8 A.D.2d 599
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Abe Linzer and Aaron Linzer, Appellants.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 8
Pages: 599–600

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Abe Linzer and Aaron Linzer, Appellants.

Opinion:
Judgments of conviction unanimously affirmed. The prosecutor in a bitterly contested and extended trial improperly cross-examined ore of the defendants with respect to his silence when in custody, and the court erroneously excluded the testimony of the witness Katza. On the whole record, however, with the vast amount of inculpatory evidence, no proper purpose would be served in giving cognizance to these relatively insubstantial incidents during the trial. (Code Crim. Pro., § 642.) Concur — Breitel, J. P., M. M. Frank, Valente, McNally and Bergan, JJ.