Legal Opinion

People v. Alexander

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided April 17, 1995Published

1Opinion of the Court

Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Gerges, J.), rendered June 15, 1993, convicting him of criminal possession of a weapon in the third degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.

Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.

The defendant’s contention that the trial court erred by denying his request for a missing witness charge with respect to.the arresting officer’s partner is without merit. The People established that the uncalled officer’s testimony would have been cumulative (see, People v Gonzalez, 68 NY2d 424; People v Brown, 202 AD2d 514; People…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. People v. GonzalezNew York Court of Appeals · 1986
  2. People v. TateAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1993
  3. People v. BrownAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1994

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