The People v. Farod Mosley

State of New York OPINION Court of Appeals This opinion is uncorrected and subject to revision before publication in the New York Reports. No. 23 The People &c., Respondent, v. Farod Mosley, Appellant. Thomas Leith, for appellant. Bradley W. Oastler, for respondent. HALLIGAN, J.: This case concerns an increasingly prevalent issue: when may someone who is not an eyewitness to a crime testify to a jury that the defendant is the person depicted in a photo or video. We hold that such testimony may be admitted where the witness is sufficiently -1- -2- No. 23 familiar with the defendant that their…