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People v. Cartas

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Apr 14, 1997
238 A.D.2d 434 (N.Y. App. Div. 1997)

Opinion

April 14, 1997


Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the County Court, Westchester County (Angiolillo, J.), rendered July 27, 1995, convicting him of burglary in the second degree, after a nonjury trial, and imposing sentence. The appeal brings up for review the denial, after a hearing, of that branch of the defendant's omnibus motion which was to suppress identification testimony.

Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.

The showup identification of the defendant by the complaining witness was proper ( see, People v. Duuvon, 77 N.Y.2d 541, 544). "`"`[O]ne-on-one confrontations which occur in close spatial and temporal proximity to the crime are indicative of good police work aimed at apprehending the perpetrator and releasing innocent suspects as soon as possible, as the witness's memory is most fresh at that time'"'" ( People v. Starr, 221 A.D.2d 488, 489, citing People v. Mitchell, 185 A.D.2d 249, 250).

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 ( see, CPL 470.15).

The defendant's remaining contentions are unpreserved for appellate review. Rosenblatt, J.P., O'Brien, Ritter and Copertino, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

People v. Cartas

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Apr 14, 1997
238 A.D.2d 434 (N.Y. App. Div. 1997)
Case details for

People v. Cartas

Case Details

Full title:THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Respondent, v. RENE CARTAS, Appellant

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

Date published: Apr 14, 1997

Citations

238 A.D.2d 434 (N.Y. App. Div. 1997)
657 N.Y.S.2d 352

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