People v. Savvides

Convicted of the crime of feloniously possessing a narcotic drug with intent to sell (Penal Law, § 1751), defendant seeks a reversal on the ground that the principal witness against him testified falsely, to the knowledge of the prosecutor who stood by in silence.

The relevant facts are briefly stated. Arthur Mantzinos, apprehended while picking up a quantity of marijuana from a locker in a New York City bus terminal, implicated defendant, *556Savva Savvides, as the one from whom he had obtained the narcotic drug. When Mantzinos pleaded guilty to the first count of the indictment, felonious…