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People v. Benitez

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, First Department
Jun 5, 1990
162 A.D.2d 100 (N.Y. App. Div. 1990)

Opinion

June 5, 1990

Appeal from the Supreme Court, Bronx County (David Levy, J.).


On appeal, defendant claims that the identification testimony should have been suppressed. Great weight must be accorded the determination of the hearing court, with its particular advantage of having seen and heard the witnesses (People v. Prochilo, 41 N.Y.2d 759, 761), and its determination will not be disturbed unless the testimony presented by the People is "inherently incredible or improbable" (People v. Samuels, 68 A.D.2d 663, 666, affd 50 N.Y.2d 1035). The record indicates that the People have met their burden of demonstrating the nonsuggestive nature of the police procedures with respect to the photographic identification (People v. Rahming, 26 N.Y.2d 411, 416) and the lineup (United States v. Wade, 388 U.S. 218).

We have considered defendant's remaining contentions and find them to be without merit.

Concur — Murphy, P.J., Milonas, Ellerin, Wallach and Rubin, JJ.


Summaries of

People v. Benitez

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, First Department
Jun 5, 1990
162 A.D.2d 100 (N.Y. App. Div. 1990)
Case details for

People v. Benitez

Case Details

Full title:THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Respondent, v. JOSE BENITEZ, Appellant

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

Date published: Jun 5, 1990

Citations

162 A.D.2d 100 (N.Y. App. Div. 1990)
556 N.Y.S.2d 59

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