Legal Opinion

People v. Brown

New York Supreme Court

Decided December 4, 1990Published

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT

Caesar Cirigliano, J.

This decision follows a Wade hearing held upon the defendant’s motion to suppress identification testimony. The focus of the hearing was the station house showup that was con*436ducted in this case. I found that the showup was conducted after the witnesses had identified the defendant on the street under circumstances that could not have been more reliable or conclusive. Accordingly, the showup identification was not suppressed as it was conducted merely to confirm the previous identification and would not increase the likelihood of misidentification at…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. People v. VentimigliaNew York Court of Appeals · 1981
  2. People v. TrowbridgeNew York Court of Appeals · 1953
  3. People v. AdamsNew York Court of Appeals · 1981
  4. People v. WhartonNew York Court of Appeals · 1989
  5. People v. RileyNew York Court of Appeals · 1987

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