People v. Williams

Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County, rendered on February 29, 1972, convicting defendant, after jury trial, of attempted robbery in the first degree, and other crimes, and sentencing defendant- to prison for indeterminate terms with a maximum of 15 years, unanimously affirmed. The main issue at the trial was the issue of identification. On appeal defendant urges that the court and the prosecutor improperly suggested 4o the jury that the identification by the complaining witness should be weighed in light of -the fact that the complainant and the defendant were black. We have stated…