People v. Marks

Full title: THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Respondent, v. JOHN MARKS, Appellant

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

Date published: Nov 25, 1997

244 A.D.2d 297 (N.Y. App. Div. 1997)

665 N.Y.S.2d 854

Opinion

November 25, 1997

Appeal from the Supreme Court, New York County (Charles Tejada, J.).

The limited testimony challenged on appeal was not expert opinion and was properly admitted, since it explained why the officers placed defendant and his accomplice under observation in the first place and was probative of the reliability of the officers' observations ( see, People v. Easton, 216 A.D.2d 220, 221, lv denied 87 N.Y.2d 845).

Concur — Ellerin, J.P., Wallach, Nardelli and Mazzarelli, JJ.