Case Name: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Johnnie B. Brown, Jr., Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1999-11-12
Citations: 266 A.D.2d 863
Docket Number: Appeal No. 2
Parties: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Johnnie B. Brown, Jr., Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 266
Pages: 863–864

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Johnnie B. Brown, Jr., Appellant.
(Appeal No. 2.)
[697 NYS2d 892]

Opinion:
—Judgment unanimously affirmed. Memorandum: County Court properly permitted a police investigator to testify that defendant possessed a silver .380 caliber handgun four days before the attempted robbery and murder. In view of the evidence that one of the participants in the crime carried a silver .380 caliber handgun, that testimony was admissible to establish defendant's identity (see, People v Jackson, 237 AD2d 620, lv denied 90 NY2d 894; People v Sheriff, 234 AD2d 894, lv denied 90 NY2d 910; People v Chamberlain, 96 AD2d 959, 960). The sentence is neither unduly harsh nor severe. (Appeal from Judgment of Monroe County Court, Connell, J. — Murder, 2nd Degree.) Present — Denman, P. J., Green, Pine, Scudder and Callahan, JJ.