Case Name: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. James Vredenburg, Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1985-04-08
Citations: 110 A.D.2d 730
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v James Vredenburg, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 110
Pages: 730–730

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v James Vredenburg, Appellant.

Opinion:
It was not error for Criminal Term to deny a motion for mistrial brought by defense counsel after a prosecution witness volunteered that he had been asked to take a polygraph test. The court immediately sustained the objection and issued a prompt curative instruction. This corrected the error and minimized the prejudice which otherwise might have resulted from the unsolicited remark (see, People v Timmons, 95 AD2d 955).
We have considered defendant's remaining contentions and find them to be either meritless or harmless error in view of the overwhelming evidence of guilt. Mollen, P. J., Mangano, Thompson and O'Connor, JJ., concur.