PEOPLE v. GRIFFIN


29 N.Y.2d 91 (1971)

The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Michael Griffin, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided July 6, 1971.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Andrew M. Lawler, Jr. for appellant.

Eugene Gold, District Attorney (Harold M. Brown of counsel), for respondent.

Chief Judge FULD and Judges BURKE, SCILEPPI, BREITEL and GIBSON concur in memorandum; Judge JASEN dissents and votes to affirm in a separate opinion in which Judge BERGAN concurs.


MEMORANDUM.

The judgment should be reversed and a new trial ordered.

Upon the People's direct case, the trial court allowed proof by the identifying witness, over objection, that four days after the robbery she had co-operated with the police artist in producing a composite sketch, a copy of which was admitted into evidence. Without more this constituted reversible error. The rule is settled in this State that a witness...

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