PEOPLE v. INGRAM (1999)

Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Jones, J.), rendered November 26, 1996, convicting him of manslaughter in the first degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.

ORDERED that the judgment is affirmed.

The defendant's contention that the prosecutor violated the court's Molineux ruling during his redirect examination of the victim's sister is unpreserved for appellate review (see, People v. Rizzo, 175 A.D.2d 221, 572 N.Y.S.2d 697).   Certain of the defendant's objections to the prosecutor's summation comments are also unpreserved for appellate review (see, CPL 470.05[2] ).  Furthermore, several of the prosecutor's comments were fair responses to the defense counsel's summation (see, People v. Rawlings, 144 A.D.2d 500, 533 N.Y.S.2d 1001).

Although portions of the prosecutor's examination of the victim's sister and some of his summation comments were improper, any error with respect thereto was harmless in light of the overwhelming evidence of the defendant's guilt (see, People v. Crimmins, 36 N.Y.2d 230, 367 N.Y.S.2d 213, 326 N.E.2d 787).

MEMORANDUM BY THE COURT.