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p. 1008The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Charles Morris, Appellant.
Appeal by defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County, rendered June 15, 1976, convicting him of criminal sale of a controlled substance in the third degree and two counts of criminal possession of a controlled substance in the seventh degree, upon a jury
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verdict, and imposing sentence. Judgment affirmed. While it was improper for the prosecutor to interrogate the defendant about two other similar crimes allegedly committed by him (see People v Branch, 34 AD2d 541 , affd 27 NY2d 834 ; People v Reyes, 48 AD2d 632 ), the error was harmless beyond a reasonable doubt, in view of the overwhelming proof of guilt (see People v Crimmins, 36 NY2d 230 ). Mollen, P. J., Hopkins, Titone, Shapiro and O’Connor, JJ., concur.
Cases cited
- People v. Branch 27 NY2d 834 p. 1009
- People v. Crimmins 36 NY2d 230 p. 1009