Case Name: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Jerome Allen, Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1983-12-16
Citations: 98 A.D.2d 973
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Jerome Allen, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 98
Pages: 973–973

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Jerome Allen, Appellant.

Opinion:
— Judgment affirmed. Memorandum: There is clear and convincing evidence of an independent basis for the victim's in-court identification of the defendant (People v Ballot, 20 NY2d 600) and that it was not the result of the suggestive showup (Gilbert v California, 388 US 263, 272). In view of the strength of the identification testimony and the overwhelming evidence of guilt, there is no reasonable possibility that the erroneous admission of testimony regarding the showup contributed to defendant's conviction (People v Crimmins, 36 NY2d 230, 237). All concur, except Hancock, Jr., J. P., and Doerr, J., who dissent and vote to reverse and grant a new trial, in the following memorandum.