Opinion
March 5, 1991
Appeal from the Supreme Court, Bronx County (Robert Seewald, J.).
On September 29, 1988, the defendant was apprehended after he abandoned a stolen car following a high speed chase.
At trial, testimony from the owner and arresting officer was elicited as to the condition of the car before and after it was stolen. An expert appraiser, who had not seen the car, based the value of the stolen car at greater than $100 using the National Automobile Dealer's Association Guide (NADA) and the testimony heard at trial. Proof beyond a reasonable doubt that a stolen car's street market value was more than $100 can be established by an expert without seeing the car when there is corroborating evidence as to the condition of the car. (See, People v Reyes, 161 A.D.2d 273, lv denied 76 N.Y.2d 863; People v Delaney, 127 A.D.2d 682, 683.)
Concur — Sullivan, J.P., Rosenberger, Ross, Asch and Smith, JJ.