PEOPLE v. VEGA


37 A.D.3d 351 (2007)

831 N.Y.S.2d 376

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Respondent, v. RICHARD VEGA, Appellant.

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

Decided February 22, 2007.


In this observation sale case where identity was a central issue, the court appropriately exercised its discretion in admitting evidence that the observing officer had met defendant on several undescribed prior occasions, knew him by name and had been to his apartment. The probative value of this evidence outweighed any prejudicial effect. In addition to being highly probative of the officer...

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