Opinion ID: 3009964
Heading Depth: 3
Heading Rank: 2

Heading: Millvale conviction

Text: As to the identity of the Millvale robber, Woessner's testimony was not directly relevant: she identified the Waterworks robber and said nothing about the Millvale robbery. The court recognizes, however, that there is a slight risk that Woessner's identification of defendant tended to buttress that of Hottel. However, we are satisfied that such risk is minimal and the error harmless because of the other evidence supporting defendant's conviction for the Millvale robbery. In addition to the same circumstantial evidence of defendant's drug addiction, unexplained income, and jailhouse statements, there was properly admitted in-court identification testimony by Hottel and evidence that she had recognized defendant in the first photo-array. That identification testimony, as stated previously, was supported by her opportunity to observe the robber. We conclude that Woessner's identification was unimportant in relation to all else the jury considered on the issue of the Millvale robber's identity, and hence the admission of Woessner's testimony was harmless error in that conviction.