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People v. Hakeem

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, First Department
Jun 15, 1999
262 A.D.2d 129 (N.Y. App. Div. 1999)

Opinion

June 15, 1999.

Appeal from the Supreme Court, Bronx County (Patricia Williams, J.).


The verdict was not against the weight of the evidence. We see no reason to disturb the jury's determinations concerning identification and credibility.

The court's identification charge, read as a whole ( see, People v. Gomez, 226 A.D.2d 296, lv denied 88 N.Y.2d 936), fairly instructed the jury on the correct principles of law to be applied to the case, and neither usurped the fact-finding function of the jury nor conveyed any opinion concerning the merits of the defense of misidentification. We have considered and rejected defendant's remaining claims.

Concur — Rosenberger, J.P., Tom, Rubin, Saxe and Buckley, JJ.


Summaries of

People v. Hakeem

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, First Department
Jun 15, 1999
262 A.D.2d 129 (N.Y. App. Div. 1999)
Case details for

People v. Hakeem

Case Details

Full title:THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Respondent, v. SHAHEER HAKEEM…

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

Date published: Jun 15, 1999

Citations

262 A.D.2d 129 (N.Y. App. Div. 1999)
690 N.Y.S.2d 446