PEOPLE v. VERA


94 A.D.2d 728 (1983)

The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Edwin Vera, Appellant

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, Second Department.

May 9, 1983


Judgment reversed, on the law and as a matter of discretion in the interest of justice, and new trial ordered.

Leaving work at midnight, Victor Santiago stopped at two bars on his way home and had five or six beers within the following hour and a half. Subsequently, while waiting for a bus, he was robbed at knifepoint by two men. Defendant was identified by Santiago as one of the assailants. At trial, an alibi defense was offered through defendant's testimony and...

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