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THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Respondent, v. WILFREDO RUIZ, Defendant-Appellant.

By failing to object, by making generalized objections, and by failing to request further relief after the court delivered curative instructions, defendant failed to preserve his present challenges to the People's summation and we decline to review them in the interest of justice. Were we to review these claims we would find that the challenged remarks constituted fair comment on the evidence and reasonable inferences to be drawn therefrom, made in response to defense arguments, and that the summation did not deprive defendant of a fair trial (see People v. Overlee, 236 A.D.2d 133, lv denied 91 N.Y.2d 976;People v. D'Alessandro, 184 A.D.2d 114, 118-119, lv denied 81 N.Y.2d 884). In any event, were we to find any error in the summation, we would find it to be harmless in view of the overwhelming evidence of defendant's guilt.

THIS CONSTITUTES THE DECISION AND ORDER OF THE SUPREME COURT, APPELLATE DIVISION, FIRST DEPARTMENT.

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PEOPLE v. RUIZ
(Jan 21, 2003)