Legal Opinion
People v. Burrus
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided April 6, 1992PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Lipp, J.), rendered May 23, 1990, convicting him of criminal possession of a weapon in the third degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.
Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.
We reject the defendant’s contention that the court erred in admitting testimony of the description of the perpetrator contained in a radio report overheard by the arresting officer. The challenged testimony was properly admitted to explain the officer’s presence at the scene and to avoid speculation by the jury (see, People v Love, 92…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- People v. HarrisNew York Court of Appeals · 1982
- People v. LoveAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1983
- People v. SwitzerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1985
3Cited by13 opinions
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- People v. NantonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2005
- People v. FlournoyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2003
- People v. StephensAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2000
- People v. BaezAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2004
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