Legal Opinion

People v. Veal

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

Decided February 20, 1990PublishedCited by 15 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

*634The defendant’s conviction was primarily based upon the testimony of the complainant, who had purportedly observed the defendant for a total of about three minutes prior to and during the late-night gunpoint robbery of the complainant’s cab and his money. Thirteen days after the robbery, the defendant was arrested immediately after the complainant identified him in a lineup.

We agree with the defendant that he was deprived of a fair trial by various errors that occurred during the pretrial and trial proceedings. First, we find that the defendant’s motion, made in a timely fashion, to reopen…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. People v. RosarioNew York Court of Appeals · 1961
  2. People v. TrowbridgeNew York Court of Appeals · 1953
  3. People v. JohnsonNew York Court of Appeals · 1982
  4. People v. ScarolaNew York Court of Appeals · 1988
  5. People v. CiaccioNew York Court of Appeals · 1979

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3Cited by15 opinions

  1. Michael C. Veal v. Anthony Geraci, Detective, New York City Police Department and John Doe, Police Officer, New York City Police DepartmentCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1994
  2. People v. FieldsAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2003
  3. People v. VelezAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2007
  4. People v. BryanAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1992
  5. People v. BacenetAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2002

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