Case Name: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Thomas McDonald, Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 2002-10-15
Citations: 298 A.D.2d 466
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Thomas McDonald, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 298
Pages: 466–467

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Thomas McDonald, Appellant.
[748 NYS2d 275]

Opinion:
Appeal by the defendant from an order of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Martin, J.), dated June 23, 1999, which, without a hearing, denied his motion pursuant to CPL 440.30 (1-a) for forensic DNA testing on certain evidence recovered by the police.
Ordered that the order is affirmed.
Under the circumstances of this case, the Supreme Court properly denied, without a hearing, the defendant's motion pursuant to CPL 440.30 (1-a) for forensic DNA testing on certain evidence recovered by the police. Altman, J.P., Smith, H. Miller and Adams, JJ., concur.