People v. Lopez
Opinion of the Court
— Judgment, Supreme Court, Bronx County (David Stadtmauer, J.), rendered November 28, 1989, which convicted defendant, after a jury trial, of criminal possession of a controlled substance in the fifth degree, and sentenced him to an indeterminate prison term of 3 to 6 years, unanimously affirmed.
On appeal defendant contends that four comments made by the District Attorney in summation impinged on defendant’s right against self-incrimination. Only one of those purported errors is preserved for review, and we find that it was fair comment on the defense summation. (See, People v West, 160
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