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People v. Shelton

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Jun 11, 1990
162 A.D.2d 561 (N.Y. App. Div. 1990)

Opinion

June 11, 1990

Appeal from the County Court, Nassau County (Baker, J.).


Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.

The defendant's sole contention on appeal is that the four "warm up" suits he allegedly stole were not properly admitted into evidence because a clear chain of custody was not established with respect to them. The defendant's contention is without merit. At trial, the defense counsel consented to the admission of the suits into evidence. In any event, the identity of the evidence was adequately established. Those suits could not have been subject to material alterations which would not have been readily identifiable (see, People v. McGee, 49 N.Y.2d 48, 59-60, cert denied sub nom. Waters v. New York, 446 U.S. 942; People v. Scott, 124 A.D.2d 684, 685). Moreover, they were identified by an employee of the store from which they were stolen (see, People v. McGee, supra; People v. Scott, supra). Bracken, J.P., Rubin, Rosenblatt and Miller, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

People v. Shelton

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Jun 11, 1990
162 A.D.2d 561 (N.Y. App. Div. 1990)
Case details for

People v. Shelton

Case Details

Full title:THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Respondent, v. CLARENCE SHELTON…

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

Date published: Jun 11, 1990

Citations

162 A.D.2d 561 (N.Y. App. Div. 1990)
556 N.Y.S.2d 750

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