People v. Smith, 38 N.Y.2d 882

Memorandum. We affirm on the memorandum at ‍​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‍the Appellate Division (46 AD2d 639) and would note, as we did in People ‍​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‍v Blake (35 NY2d 331, 336-337) that in addition to exigencies which would exempt prearraignment ‍​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‍viewings from the Wade-Gilbert rules, “viewings on the scene and immediately after the commission of ‍​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‍the crime” are similarly exempted.

Chief Judge Breitel and Judges Jasen, Gabrielli, Jones, Wachtler, ‍​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‍Fuchsberg and Cooke concur in memorandum.

Order affirmed.

Case Details

Case Name: People v. Smith

Court Name: New York Court of Appeals

Date Published: Feb 12, 1976

Citations: 38 N.Y.2d 882; 346 N.E.2d 546; 382 N.Y.S.2d 745; 1976 N.Y. LEXIS 2328

Court Abbreviation: N.Y.