People v. Bongarzone

OPINION OF THE COURT

Memorandum.

The order of the Appellate Division should be affirmed.

Defendant was indicted on charges arising out of an automobile accident in which two people were killed. While incarcerated awaiting trial, the defendant allegedly conspired with a fellow inmate to arrange for the murder of an eyewitness to the accident. The inmate, never intending to aid the defendant, informed the police, who arranged for an undercover officer to pose as a hired killer and for a communication to take place between the defendant and the officer. The defendant instructed the undercover…