People v. Beam

OPINION OF THE COURT

Herlihy, J.

Defendant raises issues of legal error in this case related to the introduction into evidence of uncharged crimes on the issue of his identity as perpetrator of the alleged crimes and testimony of a policeman regarding another witness’ earlier identification of defendant. For the reasons set forth in the companion case of People v Beam (84 AD2d 653 [decided herewith]), we find no basis for a reversal for legal error. Specifically, the uncharged crimes are admissible under the rule of People v Condon (26 NY2d 139, 142) since the eyewitness identification herein…