Legal Opinion
People v. Bonilla
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided March 7, 1996PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The verdict was not against the weight of the evidence. We note that the identification testimony was particularly strong, and included evidence that the complainant had an extended opportunity to observe defendant face-to-face under good lighting conditions and had pointed out defendant to the police shortly after the crime. The complainant’s description of his assailant as at least two years older than defendant, and his estimation that defendant was considerably heavier than his reported weight, may be explained readily in terms of defendant’s hairstyle, his attempts to hide his face, and…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Plummer v. RothwaxNew York Court of Appeals · 1984
- People v. JacksonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1994
- People v. DiazAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1993
- People v. BakerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1990
3Cited by5 opinions
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