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People v. West

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Oct 4, 1999
265 A.D.2d 354 (N.Y. App. Div. 1999)

Opinion

Submitted June 25, 1999

October 4, 1999

Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Friedman, J.).


ORDERED that the judgment is affirmed.

Contrary to the defendant's contention, the hearing court properly found that the lineup in which he participated was not impermissibly suggestive (see, People v. Lopez, 209 A.D.2d 442; People v. Baptiste, 201 A.D.2d 659). Thus, the defendant's motion to suppress identification testimony was properly denied. In addition, the statement made by the victim a minute or two after he was shot, naming the defendant as the shooter, was properly admitted into evidence as an excited utterance (see, People v. Brown, 70 N.Y.2d 513).

The defendant's contention that the evidence was legally insufficient to support his conviction is unpreserved for appellate review. In any event, viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the prosecution (see, People v. Contes, 60 N.Y.2d 620), we find the evidence was legally sufficient to establish his guilt beyond a reasonable doubt (see, People v. Register, 60 N.Y.2d 270, 274-275, cert denied 466 U.S. 953). Moreover, upon the exercise of our factual review power, we are satisfied that the verdict of guilt was not against the weight of the evidence (see, CPL 470.15).

S. MILLER, J.P., SULLIVAN, ALTMAN, and McGINITY, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

People v. West

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Oct 4, 1999
265 A.D.2d 354 (N.Y. App. Div. 1999)
Case details for

People v. West

Case Details

Full title:THE PEOPLE, ETC., respondent, v. ULYSSES WEST, appellant. (Ind. No…

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

Date published: Oct 4, 1999

Citations

265 A.D.2d 354 (N.Y. App. Div. 1999)
696 N.Y.S.2d 689

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