People v. Bogue
Opinion of the Court
—Judgment
We reject defendant’s further argument that reversal is required based upon prosecutorial misconduct on summation. The single instance of alleged prosecutorial misconduct, i.e., the statement by the prosecutor of his reasons for not calling the victim’s brother as a witness, does not reflect a flagrant and pervasive pattern of misconduct (see, People v Scott, 181 AD2d 995, lv denied 80 NY2d 837) and constitutes harmless error (see, People v Galloway, 54 NY2d 396, 401). In view of the nature of the offenses, defendant’s lack of remorse, and the fact that the sentences are concurrent, we conclude that the sentences are neither unduly harsh nor severe. (Appeal from Judgment of Genesee County Court, Morton, J.—Rape, 1st Degree.) Present—Denman, P. J., Fallon, Wesley, Balio and Davis, JJ.
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