Legal Opinion
People v. Edmonson
New York Court of Appeals
Decided May 3, 1990PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
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Hancock, Jr., J.
Defendant’s appeal presents a novel question: whether evidence of a prior extrajudicial identification made by the complaining witness from a videotape taken by the police, canvassing a particular neighborhood and focusing on numerous passersby, is inadmissible as a matter of law under CPL 60.30. We hold that such evidence may be admitted as proof of identity provided there is nothing suggestive in the videotape or the manner in which it was presented to the witness. In this case, the hearing court’s findings "that the videotape procedure employed by the…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- United States v. WadeSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- People v. AdamsNew York Court of Appeals · 1981
- People v. RileyNew York Court of Appeals · 1987
- People v. BallottNew York Court of Appeals · 1967
- People v. CasertaNew York Court of Appeals · 1966
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3Cited by25 opinions
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- Commonwealth v. JohnsonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1995
- People v. DavisAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2014
- People v. GeeAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2001
- People v. GambaleAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2017
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