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Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Finnegan, J.), rendered June 11, 1985, convicting him of criminal sale of a controlled substance in the third degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.
Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.
The prosecutor’s summation constituted an invited response to the arguments advanced by the defense counsel in his closing statement (see, People v Arce, 42 NY2d 179 , 190; People v Marks, 6 NY2d 67 , 77, cert denied 362 US 912 ; People v Gilmore, 106 AD2d 399 , 401), and did not exceed the broad bounds of permissible rhetorical comment (People v Galloway, 54 NY2d 396 ). The defendant’s other contentions are also without merit (see, People v Vails, 43 NY2d 364 , 368; People v Farrar, 52 NY2d 302 , 305; People v Gines, 36 NY2d 932 ; People v Sims, 110 AD2d 214 , 220). Mangano, J. P., Thompson, Niehoff and Spatt, JJ., concur.
Cases cited
- People v. Arce 42 NY2d 179 at 190 p. 819
- People v. Marks 6 NY2d 67 at 77 p. 819
- People v. Galloway 54 NY2d 396 p. 819
- People v. Vails 43 NY2d 364 at 368 p. 819
- People v. Farrar 52 NY2d 302 at 305 p. 819
- People v. Gines 36 NY2d 932 p. 819
- People v. Sims 110 AD2d 214 at 220 p. 819