Legal Opinion
People v. Crawford
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided February 26, 1990PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Contrary to the defendant’s contentions, it was proper for the trial court to give an Allen-type charge to the jury before it began deliberating (see, People v Ali, 47 NY2d 920; PJI 1:28, 1:100; I CJINY 42.07, 42.08, 42.60). We note that the court correctly instructed the jury that it was not to give up conscientious belief (see, Allen v United States, 164 US 492). We also find no error with the court’s identification charge. The jury was properly instructed to consider all of the circumstances surrounding the crime in determining whether the witnesses’ identification testimony was credible…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- People v. CrimminsNew York Court of Appeals · 1975
- Allen v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1896
- People v. DanielsAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1982
- People v. MorganNew York Court of Appeals · 1985
- People v. AliNew York Court of Appeals · 1979
3Cited by5 opinions
- People v. DeasAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1991
- People v. AcostaAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1992
- People v. WilliamsAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1991
- People v. BriggsAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1992
- People v. HoyttAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1992