Legal Opinion

People v. McCarter

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

Decided January 21, 1992PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

*781The identification testimony was properly admitted since it was not the result of any police-arranged identification procedure and was the product of the complainants’ own activity. The undisputed testimony was that, on the evening of June 8, 1989, one day following the robbery, both victims went in search of their assailants. Upon spotting the defendant, whom they immediately recognized, they circled the block and again viewed him to be sure he was the man who stole their property at gunpoint. They then telephoned the police and, without any suggestion from the police, pointed to him as…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. People v. ContesNew York Court of Appeals · 1983
  2. People v. LinoAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1986

3Cited by4 opinions

  1. People v. MillerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2012
  2. People v. DawsonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1992
  3. People v. VasquezAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1993
  4. People v. WashingtonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1992

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