PEOPLE v. GIVENS

4519/07.

30 Misc.3d 475 (2010)

912 N.Y.S.2d 855

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Plaintiff, v. DAJON GIVENS, Defendant.

Supreme Court, Bronx County.

Decided November 12, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

The Bronx Defenders, Bronx ( Amy Gallicchio and Trudy Strassburger of counsel), for defendant.

Robert T. Johnson , District Attorney, Bronx ( April Cohen and Pishoy Yacoub of counsel), for plaintiff.


OPINION OF THE COURT

TROY K. WEBBER, J.

Defendant, by notice of motion dated September 15, 2010, moves for an order precluding the People from offering expert testimony as to firearms and toolmark identification. Defendant argues that such testimony is no longer generally accepted in the relevant scientific and legal communities. Defendant requests that a hearing pursuant to Frye v United States (293 F...

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