People v. Sorrentino
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Queens County (Beer-man, J.), rendered October 25, 1984, convicting him of criminal mischief in the fourth degree and unauthorized use of a vehicle in the third degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.
Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.
Contrary to the defendant’s assertions, we find that the trial court’s refusal to give an expanded identification charge was not error. The charge properly instructed the jury as to both the People’s burden to prove identification beyond a reasonable doubt, and the general factors…
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