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People v. Breland

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Nov 8, 1993
198 A.D.2d 291 (N.Y. App. Div. 1993)

Opinion

November 8, 1993

Appeal from the Supreme Court, Kings County (Lipp, J.).


Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.

Contrary to the defendant's contention, a Wade hearing was not required to determine the admissibility of evidence of the pretrial identification procedure since it was merely confirmatory (see, People v Gissendanner, 48 N.Y.2d 543). Additionally, a pre- Wade hearing to determine the confirmatory nature of the identification was not warranted because there was no showup and the defendant did not controvert the witness's assertion that he knew the defendant (see, People v Ballard, 198 A.D.2d 289 [decided herewith]; cf., People v Rodriguez, 79 N.Y.2d 445).

Viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the People (see, People v Contes, 60 N.Y.2d 620), we find that it was legally sufficient to establish the defendant's guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.

In addition, resolution of issues of credibility, as well as the weight to be accorded to the evidence presented are primarily questions to be determined by the jury (see, People v Gaimari, 176 N.Y. 84, 94). Its determination should not be disturbed unless clearly unsupported by the record (see, People v Garafolo, 44 A.D.2d 86, 88). Upon the exercise of our factual review power, we are satisfied that the verdict was not against the weight of the evidence (CPL 470.15).

We have examined the defendant's remaining contentions and find them to be either unpreserved for appellate review or without merit. Rosenblatt, J.P., Ritter, Copertino and Pizzuto, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

People v. Breland

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Nov 8, 1993
198 A.D.2d 291 (N.Y. App. Div. 1993)
Case details for

People v. Breland

Case Details

Full title:THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Respondent, v. JAMES BRELAND…

Court:Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department

Date published: Nov 8, 1993

Citations

198 A.D.2d 291 (N.Y. App. Div. 1993)
603 N.Y.S.2d 772

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