People v. Acevedo

New York Court of Appeals · Decided 1976-12-02

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Fuchsberg, J. After trial by a jury defendant stands convicted as the masked robber in a holdup at the Pierrepont Hotel in Brooklyn. His identification was based largely on the recognition of his voice by a single witness. The principal issue on this appeal is whether it was error for the trial court, during the witness’ cross-examination, to have refused to allow an in-court experiment by which the defendant sought to test the…

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