PEOPLE v. WIGGINS


279 A.D.2d 370 (2001)

719 N.Y.S.2d 558

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Respondent, v. LOUIS WIGGINS, Appellant.

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

Decided January 23, 2001.


Even if the court improperly permitted the complainant to testify as to her interpretation of certain language used by defendant in his letters to her from prison, the error was harmless. Similarly, if there was error in permitting the firearms expert to identify the type of pistol used in the incident and to demonstrate the operation of a sample of such a weapon, the error was harmless. The evidence of defendant's guilt was overwhelming.

The court properly admitted...

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