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People v. Walker

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Fourth Department
Dec 31, 1998
256 A.D.2d 1183 (N.Y. App. Div. 1998)

Opinion

December 31, 1998

Appeal from Judgment of Supreme Court, Erie County, Howe, J. — Robbery, 1st Degree.


Judgment unanimously modified on the law and as modified affirmed and matter remitted to Supreme Court for resentencing in accordance with the following Memorandum: Supreme Court properly denied defendant's motion to preclude the identification testimony of Wayne Jones. Although no CPL 710.30 notice had been served regarding Jones, the evidence at this bench trial supports the court's conclusion that, although Jones was present at the robbery scene when defendant was returned for a showup, Jones did not identify himself to the officer conducting the showup or make an identification of defendant. Because there was no prior identification of defendant by Jones, a CPL 710.30 notice was not required ( see, People v. Trammel, 84 N.Y.2d 584, 587-588). Even assuming, arguendo, that the denial of the motion to preclude was erroneous, we conclude that the error is harmless ( see, People v. Bradshaw, 223 A.D.2d 651, 652, lv denied 88 N.Y.2d 876).

The conviction is not against the weight of the evidence. Although there were inconsistencies in the testimony of the various eyewitnesses, we cannot conclude that the court failed to give the evidence the weight it should be accorded ( see, People v. Bleakley, 69 N.Y.2d 490, 495).

The People concede that defendant was erroneously sentenced to indeterminate terms of imprisonment ( see, Penal Law § 70.06 [a]). Consequently, the judgment must be modified by vacating the sentence, and we remit the matter to Supreme Court for resentencing.

Present — Pine, J. P., Hayes, Wisner, Pigott, Jr., and Boehm, JJ.


Summaries of

People v. Walker

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Fourth Department
Dec 31, 1998
256 A.D.2d 1183 (N.Y. App. Div. 1998)
Case details for

People v. Walker

Case Details

Full title:THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Respondent, v. RAMONE WALKER…

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

Date published: Dec 31, 1998

Citations

256 A.D.2d 1183 (N.Y. App. Div. 1998)
683 N.Y.S.2d 446

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