Legal Opinion

People v. Malcolm

New York Supreme Court

Decided February 18, 1988Published

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT

Harold Fertig, J.

"Showup” identification procedures are generally required to confirm the identity of a subject based upon a complainant’s description of a perpetrator. This case involves an incident where the "showup” was conducted after the complainant pointed out the alleged perpetrator to police officers and the officers had an opportunity to observe him themselves.

After a hearing to determine the admissibility of an identifi*141cation conducted in the street shortly after an incident, the court makes the following findings and determinations.

On April 10, 1986, at about…

2Cases cited22 opinions

  1. Stovall v. DennoSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  2. Gilbert v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  3. People v. AdamsNew York Court of Appeals · 1981
  4. People v. BerriosNew York Court of Appeals · 1971
  5. People v. DodtNew York Court of Appeals · 1984

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