People v. McKnight

—Judgment affirmed. Memorandum: Because of insufficient evidence of identity of the perpetrators of a murder and attempt to murder committed on May 10, 1972, the convictions of defendant Edward McKnight and one Freeland were reversed by the Court of Appeals and a new trial was granted (People v Freeland, 36 NY2d 518). The primary basis of the reversal was the existence of evidence that the surviving victim-witness may have been under the influence of drugs and that her identifications, in particular of Freeland, were subject to reasonable doubt. Before retrial was begun, the victim-witness…