Case Name: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Gary Hartzog, Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1999-09-30
Citations: 264 A.D.2d 689
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Gary Hartzog, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 264
Pages: 689–689

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Gary Hartzog, Appellant.
[695 NYS2d 356]

Opinion:
Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (George Daniels, J.), rendered February 27, 1996, convicting defendant, after a jury trial, of criminal sale of a controlled substance in the third degree, and sentencing him, as a second felony offender, to a term of 5 to 10 years, unanimously affirmed.
Defendant was not deprived of a fair trial by the prosecutor's misstatement of law during summation since the error concerned a relatively minor issue in the case. Moreover, the court's instructions to the jury in its final charge served to prevent any prejudice (see, People v Barnes, 80 NY2d 867). Concur — Williams, J. P., Tom, Lerner, Rubin and Saxe, JJ.