Case Name: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Charles Noland, Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1967-01-16
Citations: 27 A.D.2d 663
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Charles Noland, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 27
Pages: 663–663

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Charles Noland, Appellant.

Opinion:
Judgment of the County Court, Nassau County, rendered Hay 7, 1965, reversed, on the facts, and new trial ordered. While the general rule is that, when a victim or " a witness positively identifies a defendant as the man who committed a crime, the weight of the evidence of identification is for the jury unless it is incredible as a matter of law " (People v. Seppi, 221 N. Y. 62, 68), it is our opinion that the evidence of identification was insufficient to support a finding that the evidence proved defendant to be guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. Christ, Acting P. J., Brennan, Rabin, Hopkins and Benjamin, JJ., concur.