Legal Opinion

People v. Welcome

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

Decided March 31, 1992PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

— Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (Edwin Torres, J.), rendered June 11, 1990, convicting defendant, after a jury trial, of robbery in the second degree and criminal possession of stolen property in the fifth degree, and sentencing him to concurrent terms of imprisonment of IV2 to 15 years and one year, respectively, unanimously affirmed.

While the victim was unable to observe defendant’s face during the robbery, her positive identification of his build, stature and clothing constituted sufficient proof of identity as a matter of law (Matter of Ryan W., 143 AD2d 435, 437; People v…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. People v. TrowbridgeNew York Court of Appeals · 1953
  2. People v. FlemingNew York Court of Appeals · 1988
  3. In re Ryan W.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1988
  4. People v. JonesAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1990
  5. People v. SpinksAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1971

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3Cited by10 opinions

  1. People v. CruzAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1995
  2. Peopl v. WilliamsAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2002
  3. People v. BirminghamAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1999
  4. People v. TuckerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2006
  5. People v. CallicutAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2012

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