Case Name: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Rene Lastra, Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1991-04-25
Citations: 172 A.D.2d 412
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Rene Lastra, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 172
Pages: 412–412

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Rene Lastra, Appellant.

Opinion:
Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (Angela Mazzarrelli, J.) rendered August 17, 1989, convicting defendant after a jury trial of criminal sale of a controlled substance in the third degree and sentencing defendant as a second felony offender to an indeterminate term of imprisonment of from 5 to 10 years, unanimously affirmed.
Any possibility that the prosecutor's summation shifted the burden of proof was negated by the trial court's subsequent instructions to the jury. Moreover, the summation, when evaluated as a whole, cannot be said to have deprived defendant of his right to a fair trial (see, People v Higgins, 88 AD2d 921). Concur—Sullivan, J. P., Carro, Rosenberger, Kupferman and Rubin, JJ.