Legal Opinion

People v. Weatherspoon

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

Decided June 5, 1992Published

1Opinion of the Court

Judgment unanimously *1063affirmed. Memorandum: The trial court did not err in permitting the People to present rebuttal evidence concerning an uncharged crime. Defendant testified in detail concerning the uncharged matter in an attempt to establish the defenses of agency and entrapment. The rebuttal testimony controverted affirmative facts relating to the agency defense and thus was properly admitted (see, People v Harris, 57 NY2d 335, 345, cert denied 460 US 1047). The court properly denied defendant’s request for a missing witness charge because the proposed testimony of that witness would have…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. People v. HarrisNew York Court of Appeals · 1982
  2. People v. WeatherspoonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1990

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