Legal Opinion
People v. May
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided June 10, 1996PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*524It is undisputed that Alan Jordan, who witnessed the events alleged in the indictment, was promised a favorable sentence on unrelated charges which were then pending against him in exchange for his trial testimony against the defendant. It is also undisputed that the prosecution failed to disclose this arrangement to the defendant, and failed to correct Jordan’s false statement to the effect that he had not been promised any consideration in return for his testimony.
The prosecution concedes that it erred in failing to disclose the arrangement with Jordan, and in failing to correct Jordan’s…
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- People v. SteadmanNew York Court of Appeals · 1993
- People v. CopelandAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1987
- People v. MitchellAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1993
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