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People v. Klimas

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Mar 22, 1999
259 A.D.2d 712 (N.Y. App. Div. 1999)

Opinion

March 22, 1999

Appeal from the Supreme Court, Queens County (Kohm, J.).


Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.

Contrary to the defendant's contention, the police had reasonable suspicion to detain him for a showup identification in close physical and temporal proximity to the crime (see, People v. Duuvon, 77 N.Y.2d 541; People v. Lynch, 254 A.D.2d 503; People v. Johnson, 244 A.D.2d 573).

Furthermore, during deliberations, the jury requested a readback of part of the testimony of the identifying witness and the court properly complied. Given that the jury's request delineated the testimony to be read back, and the court responded accordingly (see, CPL 310.30; People v. Steinberg, 79 N.Y.2d 673, 684; People v. Malloy, 55 N.Y.2d 296, 302, cert denied 459 U.S. 847), together with the fact that the jury did not request further instruction (see, People v. Chase, 225 A.D.2d 789, 790), the court's response was meaningful and does not require reversal (see, People v. Lourido, 70 N.Y.2d 428; see also, People v. Razack, 196 A.D.2d 897).

Lastly, the defendant's sentence was not unduly harsh or excessive (see, People v. Suitte, 90 A.D.2d 80).

O'Brien, J. P., Ritter, Thompson and Joy, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

People v. Klimas

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Mar 22, 1999
259 A.D.2d 712 (N.Y. App. Div. 1999)
Case details for

People v. Klimas

Case Details

Full title:THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Respondent, v. WILLIAM KLIMAS…

Court:Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department

Date published: Mar 22, 1999

Citations

259 A.D.2d 712 (N.Y. App. Div. 1999)
688 N.Y.S.2d 164

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