Legal Opinion

People v. Johnson

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

Decided February 14, 2002Published

1Opinion of the Court

—Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (Howard Bell, J.), rendered March 3, 1994, convicting defendant, after a jury trial, of criminal possession of a weapon in the third degree and theft of services, and sentencing him to concurrent terms of 2 to 6 years and six months, respectively, unanimously affirmed.

Defendant’s arrest photograph was properly admitted to corroborate testimony by the arresting officer as to the black clothing defendant was wearing at the time of his arrest, which tended to explain why the officer did not see the black gun defendant had in his waistband until defendant…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. People v. WhalenNew York Court of Appeals · 1983
  2. People v. VasquezNew York Court of Appeals · 1996
  3. People v. BlackAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1986
  4. People v. SmithAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1998

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