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People v. Vasquez

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, First Department
Feb 4, 1997
236 A.D.2d 202 (N.Y. App. Div. 1997)

Opinion

February 4, 1997.

Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (Bruce Allen, J.), rendered March 15, 1994, convicting defendant, after a jury trial, of criminal sale of a controlled substance in the third degree, and sentencing him, as a second felony offender, to a term of 4½ to 9 years, unanimously affirmed.

Before: Murphy, P.J., Wallach, Nardelli and Williams, JJ.


Defendant's arrest photograph was properly admitted at trial since it corroborated police testimony as to the type of clothing defendant was wearing at the time of the sale, which was relevant to the accuracy of the undercover officer's description and identification of defendant ( see, People v Logan, 25 NY2d 184, 195-196, cert denied 396 US 1020; People v Larry, 178 AD2d 282, lv denied 79 NY2d 1003; People v Santana, 162 AD2d 191).


Summaries of

People v. Vasquez

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, First Department
Feb 4, 1997
236 A.D.2d 202 (N.Y. App. Div. 1997)
Case details for

People v. Vasquez

Case Details

Full title:THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Respondent, v. GEORGE VASQUEZ…

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

Date published: Feb 4, 1997

Citations

236 A.D.2d 202 (N.Y. App. Div. 1997)
653 N.Y.S.2d 330

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