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People v. Vargas

Citations

  • 118 Misc. 2d 477
  • 461 N.Y.S.2d 678
  • 1983 N.Y. Misc. LEXIS 3341

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  • “Where the defendant is known to and is a familiar figure to the witness before the crime, there is virtually no danger of a trial misidentification owing to a pretrial viewing .... Where the witness . . . knows the defendant, suggestiveness is irrelevant . . . .” [Citation omitted.]

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Judges: Uviller

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