PEOPLE v. LUCAS


160 A.D.2d 330 (1990)

The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Edward Lucas, Appellant

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

April 10, 1990


The defendant and a codefendant were arrested by two plain-clothes police officers who observed them and a third party jump the complainant. The complainant stated that they took his loose bills and wallet from his pocket while his face was held to the sidewalk. The third person ran and was not apprehended. The wallet was never recovered. The defendant testified at trial and raised the defense of misidentification, which the jury rejected.

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