Legal Opinion
People v. Grady
New York Supreme Court
Decided April 30, 1986PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Bernard J. Fried, J.
Defendant, Nathaniel T. Grady, following a jury verdict finding him guilty of 19 counts of various sex offenses,1 at a day care center situated in a church, where he was the minister, moves to set aside the verdict (CPL 330.30) and renews his motion for a trial order of dismissal, on which decision has been reserved (CPL 290.10). Defendant’s main contention is that the in-court identifications were unreliable, and resulted in the conviction of an innocent person.
Mindful that a mistaken identification " 'probably accounts for more miscarriages of justice…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- United States v. WadeSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Simmons v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- State v. MiddletonOregon Supreme Court · 1983
- State v. SaldanaSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1982
- Wheeler v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1895
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Duckett v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1990
- State v. CastroHawaii Supreme Court · 1988
- In re Ryan D.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1987
- People v. BenjaminAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1989
- People v. TaylorAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1988
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