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People v. McDonald

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Oct 15, 2002
298 A.D.2d 466 (N.Y. App. Div. 2002)

Opinion

1999-07262

Submitted September 19, 2002.

October 15, 2002.

Appeal by the defendant from an order of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Martin, J.), dated June 23, 1999, which, without a hearing, denied his motion pursuant to CPL 440.30(1-a) for forensic DNA testing on certain evidence recovered by the police.

Lynn W. L. Fahey, New York, N.Y. (Barry Stendig of counsel), for appellant, and appellant pro se.

Charles J. Hynes, District Attorney, Brooklyn, N.Y. (Leonard Joblove and Ann Bordley of counsel), for respondent.

Before: MYRIAM J. ALTMAN, J.P., NANCY E. SMITH, HOWARD MILLER, THOMAS A. ADAMS, JJ.


ORDERED that the order is affirmed.

Under the circumstances of this case, the Supreme Court properly denied, without a hearing, the defendant's motion pursuant to CPL 440.30(1-a) for forensic DNA testing on certain evidence recovered by the police.

ALTMAN, J.P., SMITH, H. MILLER and ADAMS, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

People v. McDonald

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Oct 15, 2002
298 A.D.2d 466 (N.Y. App. Div. 2002)
Case details for

People v. McDonald

Case Details

Full title:THE PEOPLE, ETC., respondent, v. THOMAS McDONALD, appellant

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

Date published: Oct 15, 2002

Citations

298 A.D.2d 466 (N.Y. App. Div. 2002)
748 N.Y.S.2d 275

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