Case Name: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Van Caffee, Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1998-02-02
Citations: 247 A.D.2d 401
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Van Caffee, Appellant.
Judges: Joy, J. P., Krausman, Goldstein and Luciano, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 247
Pages: 401–402

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Van Caffee, Appellant.
[667 NYS2d 926]

Opinion:
Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Hall, J.), rendered November 17, 1995, convicting him of robbery in the third degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.
Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.
Contrary to the defendant's contention, the trial court did not improvidently exercise its discretion in granting the prosecution's request that the defendant stand before the members of the jury in order that they might get a closer look at the condition of the defendant's skin (see, People v Brown, 133 AD2d 464, 465; cf., People v Gunther, 175 AD2d 262, 265). The complaining witness had previously testified that the perpetrator had "bumpy" skin.
Furthermore, the defendant was not unduly prejudiced when a court officer was positioned near the jury box where the defendant was requested to stand (see, People v Ortega, 224 AD2d 552).
Joy, J. P., Krausman, Goldstein and Luciano, JJ., concur.