Case Name: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. James M. Humphrey, Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1991-12-26
Citations: 178 A.D.2d 992
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v James M. Humphrey, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 178
Pages: 992–993

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v James M. Humphrey, Appellant.

Opinion:
— Judgment unanimously affirmed. Memorandum: Defendant contends that the jury verdict was not supported by legally sufficient evidence because the prosecutor failed to have eyewitnesses to the crime make an in-court identification of defendant. There is no merit to that contention. Identification was not at issue during the trial. Defendant admitted that he was present at the scene, that he possessed a knife, and that he stabbed one of the victims during a struggle. Moreover, the eyewitnesses were friends of the defendant.
Defendant's assertion that his sentence is harsh and exces sive also lacks merit. (Appeal from Judgment of Cayuga County Court, Corning, J. — Assault, 1st Degree.) Present— Denman, P. J., Callahan, Balio, Lawton and Davis, JJ.