People v. Tucker
Decision Date | 30 June 1988 |
Citation | 72 N.Y.2d 849,527 N.E.2d 1227,532 N.Y.S.2d 91 |
Parties | , 527 N.E.2d 1227 The PEOPLE of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Kevin TUCKER, Appellant. |
Court | New York Court of Appeals Court of Appeals |
The order of the Appellate Division, 130 A.D.2d 985, 515 N.Y.S.2d 363, should be affirmed.
The trial court properly concluded that there was no eviden to support an inference by the jury that the People's main corroboration witness, Brian Keith Taylor, had participated in "[t]he offense charged" or "[a]n offense based upon the same or some of the same facts or conduct which constitute the offense charged", such as would warrant submitting to the jury the question of Taylor's complicity (CPL 60.22[2] ). Although Taylor was present in the car at the time the crime occurred, there was no evidence adduced at trial demonstrating that he had participated in planning the robbery; that he had been aware of the criminal enterprise when he entered the car; that he had in any way assisted the perpetrators; or that he had shared in the fruits of the crime. In these circumstances, the trial court correctly held that Taylor's mere presence in the rear seat of the car, without more, did not constitute a reasonable basis for the jury to conclude that he was an accomplice within the meaning of CPL 60.22(2) ( ).
Order AFFIRMED in a memorandum.
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