Legal Opinion

People v. Rispoli

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided November 17, 2003Published

1Opinion of the Court

*539Appeal by the defendant from an order of the Supreme Court, Richmond County (Sangiorgio, J.), dated January 31, 2002, which, without a hearing, denied his motion pursuant to CPL 440.30 (1-a) to direct the performance of a forensic DNA test on certain evidence.

Ordered that the order is affirmed.

The Supreme Court properly denied the defendant’s motion pursuant to CPL 440.30 (1-a) for forensic DNA testing on certain evidence recovered from the victim. The defendant failed to show that if the specified evidence was tested and the test results admitted into evidence, “there exists a reasonable…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. People v. PerryAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2002
  2. People v. McDonaldAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2002
  3. People v. McCloudAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2003

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