Case Name: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Duane Coad, Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1997-03-14
Citations: 237 A.D.2d 968
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Duane Coad, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 237
Pages: 968–968

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Duane Coad, Appellant.
[656 NYS2d 984]

Opinion:
Judgment unanimously affirmed. Memorandum: Upon our review of the record, we conclude that defendant's conviction is supported by legally sufficient evidence and that the verdict is not against the weight of the evidence (see, People v Bleakley, 69 NY2d 490, 495). The prosecutor's comments on summation were not so egregious that defendant was deprived of a fair trial, and "the court gave effective curative instructions which erased any potential prejudice to defendant" (People v Plant, 138 AD2d 968, lv denied 71 NY2d 1031). (Appeal from Judgment of Niagara County Court, Fricano, J.—Felony Driving While Intoxicated.) Present—Denman, P. J., Pine, Doerr, Balio and Fallon, JJ.