Legal Opinion
People v. Quevas
New York Court of Appeals
Decided February 23, 1993PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Smith, J.
Defendant was convicted, after a jury trial, of four counts of sodomy in the first degree (Penal Law § 130.50) and related crimes. The testimony was that on several occasions, the defendant and another man took the complainant, a 14-year-old somewhat retarded youngster, to the basement of a building and sodomized him.
The sole issue on this appeal is whether the prosecutor laid a proper foundation for the introduction of identification testimony through a police officer. CPL 60.25 permits such testimony where a witness testifies that he or she (1) has observed the…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- People v. CwiklaNew York Court of Appeals · 1979
- People v. BayronNew York Court of Appeals · 1985
- People v. JamersonNew York Court of Appeals · 1986
- People v. JamersonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1986
- People v. BlackAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1987
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3Cited by27 opinions
- People v. PattersonNew York Court of Appeals · 1999
- People v. MurphyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1997
- People v. MortonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1993
- People v. NesbittAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2010
- People v. HesterAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2014
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