A Syracuse man will get a new trial because of a problem with a police identification. Kevin Reeves, 41, was convicted in January 2013 of third-degree criminal sale of a controlled substance and third-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance ...

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The Fourth Department has sent a case back to the lower court for a ruling on whether or not an identification procedure that led to a criminal conviction falls under the confirmatory identification exception in New York’s Criminal Procedure Law. ...

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Appellate Division, Fourth Department  Identification Bolstering People v. Astacio KA 07-01032 Appealed from Monroe County Court Background: The defendant was convicted of burglary and assault. On appeal, one of the issues raised was an evidentiary ruling regarding identification. The defendant ...

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CHICAGO — More than 30 years after a collection of skeletal remains was found beneath John Wayne Gacy's house, detectives have secretly exhumed bones of eight young men who were never identified in hopes of answering a final question: Who were they?

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New York State Court of Appeals Identification Show-ups People v. Gifford  No. 80 Chief Judge Lippman Background: The defendant was arrested as a suspect in a roller skating rink brawl that resulted in a fatal stabbing. While at the hospital, ...

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PHELPS — Authorities say they’ve identified the woman whose body was found near a car parked along a rural road in the town of Phelps. Ontario County sheriff’s deputies say the death ...

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New York State Court of Appeals Evidence Identification-Police Lineups People v. Perkins No. 111 Appealed from the Second Department Background: On Oct. 31, 2002, four men carried out an armed robbery at a clothing store in Brooklyn, during which one ...

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NEW YORK CITY — Prosecutors and police agencies across New York state have come up with a set of uniform rules to govern how witnesses identify suspects.

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