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People v. Aponte

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, First Department
Dec 19, 1995
222 A.D.2d 304 (N.Y. App. Div. 1995)

Opinion

December 19, 1995

Appeal from the Supreme Court, New York County, Richard Lowe, III, J., Leslie Crocker Snyder, J.


The report of pursuing citizens and police officers that defendant had committed a crime provided probable cause for his arrest as he ran from the scene ( People v Bigelow, 66 N.Y.2d 417, 423).

The showup procedure herein was acceptable as proximate in time and space to the crime and the fact that defendant was handcuffed and in the presence of police officers did not render the procedure unduly suggestive ( People v Duuvon, 77 N.Y.2d 541). There is no indication in the record that the complainant saw his property in the possession of the police prior to the showup identification.

Defendant did not preserve his current claim that his defense was prejudiced by the trial court's charge to the jury on identification (CPL 470.05). In any event, within the context of instructing that the prosecution bore the sole burden of proof and that the jurors were the sole arbiters of the facts, the trial court appropriately marshaled the identification evidence to the extent necessary to explain the relevant legal principles ( People v Saunders, 64 N.Y.2d 665).

Defendant also did not preserve his current claim of error by the trial court in its jury charge regarding recent and exclusive possession of stolen property (CPL 470.05). In any event, the charge made it sufficiently clear that defendant's possession of the property was a question of fact for the jury.

Concur — Murphy, P.J., Rosenberger, Ross, Nardelli and Mazzarelli, JJ.


Summaries of

People v. Aponte

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, First Department
Dec 19, 1995
222 A.D.2d 304 (N.Y. App. Div. 1995)
Case details for

People v. Aponte

Case Details

Full title:THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Respondent, v. RAMON APONTE, Appellant

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

Date published: Dec 19, 1995

Citations

222 A.D.2d 304 (N.Y. App. Div. 1995)
636 N.Y.S.2d 13

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