Legal Opinion

People v. Weems

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

Decided October 7, 1992PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

Judgment unanimously affirmed. Memorandum: The court did not err in denying defendant’s motion to suppress the in-court identification of defendant by the undercover police officer. During the sale of the cocaine, the undercover officer was in the presence of defendant for 20 to 30 minutes in good lighting conditions and, thus, his in-court testimony had an independent source. Moreover, the undercover officer’s identification was not questioned at trial, inasmuch as defendant, although relying upon an agency defense, testified that he sold cocaine to the officer.

The court did not err in…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. People v. HintonNew York Court of Appeals · 1972
  2. People v. BrownAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1991
  3. People v. HazzardAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1991
  4. People v. HillAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1992

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. People v. BellAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2001

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