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A REVOLVER WHICH COULD NOT BE CONNECTED TO THE SHOOTING SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ADMITTED IN EVIDENCE; ERROR HARMLESS HOWEVER (THIRD DEPT).

The Third Department determined the admission into evidence of a revolver which could not be connected to the shooting at issue was (harmless) error:

Defendant next argues that County Court erred in admitting into evidence an operable .38-caliber revolver, containing five spent rounds, that was recovered from a nearby rooftop a few days after the shooting. Testing could not conclusively show that the revolver was used in the shooting or that it had been handled by defendant, but it remained relevant given the circumstances of its recovery and the fact that it could not be ruled out as the one used by the shooter … . The revolver was accordingly admissible unless its probative value was “substantially outweighed by the danger that it [would] unfairly prejudice the other side or mislead the jury,” and County Court attempted to reduce that danger by telling the jury why the revolver was being admitted into evidence and urging it to give the revolver whatever weight it deemed appropriate … . County Court’s ameliorative efforts arguably fell short but, in our view, any resulting error was harmless “in light of the overwhelming testimony identifying defendant as [the] assailant” … . People v Banks, 2020 NY Slip Op 01525, Third Dept 3-5-20

 

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