People v. Sides
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
—Judgment unanimously affirmed. Memorandum: County Court properly permitted a prosecution witness to testify that defendant asked him not to testify at trial and threatened him in the hallway outside the courtroom (see, People v Sherman, 156 AD2d 889, 891, Iv denied 75 NY2d 970; People v Warner, 126 AD2d 788, 790, Iv denied 69 NY2d 887). The record supports the court’s determination that the same witness was familiar with defendant. Thus, there was no risk that police suggestion could lead to a misidentification, and the identification of defendant through a photo array was confirmatory and…
2Cases cited14 opinions
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- People v. DawsonNew York Court of Appeals · 1980
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