Case Name: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Renee Gonzalez, Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 2001-03-15
Citations: 281 A.D.2d 254
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Renee Gonzalez, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 281
Pages: 254–255

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Renee Gonzalez, Appellant.
[721 NYS2d 536]

Opinion:
—Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (Arlene Silverman, J.), rendered June 16, 1998, convicting defendant, after a jury trial, of grand larceny in the fourth degree and resisting arrest, and sentencing him, as a second felony offender, to concurrent terms of 2 to 4 years and 1 year, respectively, unanimously affirmed.
The court properly permitted a police officer to testify to two statements made by the complainant immediately after the crime. The court properly found that both statements were excited utterances, since they were made while the complainant was still under the influence of the stress caused by his violent confrontation with defendant (see, People v Edwards, 47 NY2d 493, 497). Concur — Ellerin, J. P., Wallach, Lerner and Saxe, JJ.