People v. Davis (1990)

Insofar as the prosecutor improperly characterized defendant's silence as evidence of his consciousness of guilt ( see generally People v Conyers , 52 NY2d 454, 457-460 [1981]), such impropriety was obviated when the court sustained defendant's objection to that comment and gave a curative instruction to the jury ( see People v Simpson , 151 AD3d 762, 763 [2d Dept 2017], lv denied 30 NY3d 1063 [2017]; People v Davis , 163 AD2d 826, 827 [4th Dept 1990], lv denied 76 NY2d 939 …

See People v. Davis, 163 A.D.2d 826 , 827, 558 N.Y.S.2d 358, 360 (4th Dep’t) (mem.), appeal denied, 76 N.Y.2d 939 , 564 N.E.2d 678 , 563 N.Y.S.2d 68 (1990); People v. Sturgis, 122 A.D.2d 535, 535 , 504 N.Y.S.2d 899, 899 (4th Dep’t 1986) (mem.), aff'd, 69 N.Y.2d 816 , 506 N.E.2d 532 , 513 N.Y.S.2d 961 (1987).

See People v. Davis, 163 A.D.2d 826 , 827, 558 N.Y.S.2d 358, 360 (4th Dep't) (mem.), appeal denied, 76 N.Y.2d 939 , 564 N.E.2d 678 , 563 N.Y.S.2d 68 (1990); People v. Sturgis, 122 A.D.2d 535, 535 , 504 N.Y.S.2d 899, 899 (4th Dep't 1986) (mem.), aff'd, 69 N.Y.2d 816 , 506 N.E.2d 532 , 513 N.Y.S.2d 961 (1987).

See People v. Davis , 163 A.D.2d 826, 558 N.Y.S.2d 358 (1990) (holding defendant lacked standing to challenge propriety of material witness proceedings). ¶35 In the absence of any contrary authority, we find that Posey has no standing to challenge T.W.'s material witness proceeding, a proceeding involving a third party, as the rights outlined in Section 720 belong to her rather than Posey.