Legal Opinion · Dissent

People v. Perez

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

Decided August 30, 1990Published

1Dissent

Rosenberger and Rubin, JJ.,

dissent in a memorandum by Rubin, J., as follows: I do not agree that special circumstances warranting an expanded instruction regarding the evaluation of identification evidence are absent in this case. The darkened condition of the room where the robbery took place, complainant’s abuse of alcohol illustrated by his apparently inebriated condition in the courtroom, his admitted practice of drinking before retiring for the night, the time of the attack (approximately 12:30 a.m.) and its perpetration in a residential counselling facility serving persons with mental…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. People v. WhalenNew York Court of Appeals · 1983
  2. People v. GardnerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1977
  3. People v. WalkerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1986
  4. People v. RamirezAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1987

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