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People v. Cody

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Sep 18, 1989
153 A.D.2d 897 (N.Y. App. Div. 1989)

Opinion

September 18, 1989

Appeal from the County Court, Westchester County (Leggett, J.).


Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.

We find that the photographic array was not impermissibly suggestive since the array of photographs depicted men sufficiently similar in appearance so that no characteristic or visual clue would have caused the viewer to select the defendant's photograph (see, Simmons v. United States, 390 U.S. 377, 384; People v. Lundquist, 151 A.D.2d 505; People v. Raines, 135 A.D.2d 842; People v. Jones, 125 A.D.2d 333).

The defendant's contention that his sentence constitutes cruel and unusual punishment is unpreserved for appellate review (see, People v. Mateo, 144 A.D.2d 388). In any event, the defendant's contention is without merit, given the fact that the sentence was part of a negotiated plea (see, People v. Kimble, 153 A.D.2d 591) and was neither harsh nor excessive under the circumstances of this case (see, People v. Suitte, 90 A.D.2d 80). Mollen, P.J., Thompson, Kunzeman and Spatt, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

People v. Cody

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Sep 18, 1989
153 A.D.2d 897 (N.Y. App. Div. 1989)
Case details for

People v. Cody

Case Details

Full title:THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Respondent, v. WILLIAM CODY, Appellant

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

Date published: Sep 18, 1989

Citations

153 A.D.2d 897 (N.Y. App. Div. 1989)
545 N.Y.S.2d 391

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