PEOPLE v. EDMONSON


75 N.Y.2d 672 (1990)

The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Charles Edmonson, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided May 3, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lissa Griffin for appellant.

Robert M. Morgenthau, District Attorney (Laurie Sapakoff and James M. McGuire of counsel), for respondent.

Chief Judge WACHTLER and Judges SIMONS, KAYE, ALEXANDER, TITONE and BELLACOSA concur.


HANCOCK, JR., J.

Defendant's appeal presents a novel question: whether evidence of a prior extrajudicial identification made by the complaining witness from a videotape taken by the police, canvassing a particular neighborhood and focusing on numerous passersby, is inadmissible as a matter of law under CPL 60.30. We hold that such evidence may be admitted as proof of identity provided there is nothing suggestive...

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