Legal Opinion

People v. Lombardo

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

Decided July 16, 1993PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Judgment unanimously affirmed. Memorandum: We agree with defendant that County Court erred in admitting testimony from a police officer that improperly bolstered an eyewitness’s identification of defendant (see, People v Bayron, 66 NY2d 77, 81; People v Johnson, 57 NY2d 969, 970; People v Marks, 182 AD2d 1122; People v Lomack, 174 AD2d 1037). We conclude, however, that the error was harmless in light of the strong and unequivocal identification testimony given by the eyewitness (see, People v Crimmins, 36 NY2d 230, 242; People v Marks, supra; People v Lomack, supra).

Defendant has not…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. People v. CrimminsNew York Court of Appeals · 1975
  2. People v. DuuvonNew York Court of Appeals · 1991
  3. People v. JohnsonNew York Court of Appeals · 1982
  4. People v. LoganNew York Court of Appeals · 1969
  5. People v. BayronNew York Court of Appeals · 1985

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3Cited by3 opinions

  1. People v. ElliottAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2002
  2. People v. CruzAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1995
  3. People v. ParkerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2001

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