People v. Innis

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York

People v. Innis

126 A.D.3d 578, 3 N.Y.S.3d 583

CourtAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

DecidedMarch 19, 2015

Docket14567 4720/12

StatusPublished

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People v. Innis, 126 A.D.3d 578, 3 N.Y.S.3d 583 (N.Y. Ct. App. 2015).

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Opinion

Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (Ruth Pickholz, J.), rendered May 23, 2013, as amended, July 15, 2013, convicting defendant, after a jury trial, of persistent sexual abuse, and sentencing him, as a predicate felony sex offender previously convicted of a violent felony, to a term of four years, unanimously affirmed.

The prosecution’s summation comments about the absence of medical records provide no basis for reversal. The court thoroughly instructed the jury that a defendant has no burden of proof. The jury is presumed to have followed the court’s instructions.

Concur — Mazzarelli, J.P., DeGrasse, Richter and Feinman, JJ.

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Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (Ruth Pickholz, J.), rendered May 23, 2013, as amended, July 15, 2013, convicting defendant, after a jury trial, of persistent sexual abuse, and sentencing him, as a predicate felony sex offender previously convicted of a violent felony, to a term of four years, unanimously affirmed.

The prosecution’s summation comments about the absence of medical records provide no basis for reversal. The court thoroughly instructed the jury that a defendant has no burden of proof. The jury is presumed to have followed the court’s instructions.

Concur — Mazzarelli, J.P., DeGrasse, Richter and Feinman, JJ.

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126 A.D.3d 578, 3 N.Y.S.3d 583, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/opinion/people-v-innis-nyappdiv-2015.