People v. Hernandez
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Eiber, J.
As a general proposition, the testimony of third parties recounting a witness’s prior identification is inadmissible to establish the identity of the defendant as the perpetrator of the crime (see, People v Trowbridge, 305 NY 471). An exception to this rule is codified in CPL 60.25. Under this statute, a third party who was present at a prior identification is permitted to testify that the defendant was the person previously identified, if certain conditions are met, to wit, (1) the witness must have observed the defendant "at the time and place of the commission…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- People v. TrowbridgeNew York Court of Appeals · 1953
- People v. CwiklaNew York Court of Appeals · 1979
- People v. NivalNew York Court of Appeals · 1974
- People v. BayronNew York Court of Appeals · 1985
- People v. GonzalezNew York Court of Appeals · 1979
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