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People v. Vargas

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Oct 17, 1994
208 A.D.2d 781 (N.Y. App. Div. 1994)

Opinion

October 17, 1994

Appeal from the Supreme Court, Kings County (Moskowitz, J.).


Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.

The defendant contends that the showup, which was held 5 to 10 minutes after the robbery and less than one block from the location of the crime, was unduly suggestive. Given the spatial and temporal proximity between the crime and the identification leading to the defendant's arrest, we conclude that the showup was within the permissible bounds of the governing legal principles and devoid of any undue suggestiveness (see, People v Duuvon, 77 N.Y.2d 541, 544; People v. Yearwood, 197 A.D.2d 554; People v. Williams, 150 A.D.2d 821).

Further, viewing the evidence, in the light most favorable to the prosecution (see, People v. Contes, 60 N.Y.2d 620), we find that it was legally sufficient to establish the defendant's guilt beyond a reasonable doubt. Moreover, upon the exercise of our factual review power, we are satisfied that the verdict of guilt was not against the weight of the evidence (CPL 470.15).

The defendant's remaining contention is unpreserved for appellate review. Thompson, J.P., Sullivan, Friedmann and Krausman, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

People v. Vargas

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Oct 17, 1994
208 A.D.2d 781 (N.Y. App. Div. 1994)
Case details for

People v. Vargas

Case Details

Full title:THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Respondent, v. ROBERTO VARGAS…

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

Date published: Oct 17, 1994

Citations

208 A.D.2d 781 (N.Y. App. Div. 1994)
618 N.Y.S.2d 39

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