PEOPLE v. HAWKINS


210 A.D.2d 873 (1994)

621 N.Y.S.2d 252

The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Rodney Hawkins, Appellant

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

December 23, 1994


Judgment unanimously affirmed.

Memorandum:

The trial court did not err in denying defendant's request to instruct the jury that the victim's identification testimony was unreliable and should be disregarded because it was based upon a recollection revived by dreams and nightmares. The ability of a witness to recall the identity of an assailant and the reliability of that identification raise questions of witness credibility; the weight to be accorded such...

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