People v. Perez

Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (Beatrice Shainswit, J.), rendered April 29, 1982, convicting defendant of attempted murder in the second degree, robbery in the first degree and robbery in the second degree, and sentencing him to concurrent indeterminate terms of imprisonment of from 5 to 15 years on each count, reversed, on the law and the facts, and a new trial ordered. 1 Since the pivotal issue of identification, *798although sufficient for presentation to the jury, was not free from doubt, errors otherwise harmless may have improperly influenced the jury and prejudiced defendant. 11…