Legal Opinion
People v. Orr
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided February 8, 1993PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
— Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Richmond County (Kuifner, J.), rendered March 12, 1991, convicting him of manslaughter in the first degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.
Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.
Although the defendant correctly points out that the People have an obligation to disclose the existence of any agreement between the prosecution and a witness to induce the witness to testify (People v Novoa, 70 NY2d 490; People v Cwikla, 46 NY2d 434; see generally, Brady v Maryland, 373 US 83), in this case, there was no agreement in…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- People v. CwiklaNew York Court of Appeals · 1979
- People v. NovoaNew York Court of Appeals · 1987
- People v. MillerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1991
- People v. RosarioAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1988
3Cited by3 opinions
- People v. FyffeAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1998
- People v. SnicklesAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1994
- People v. MurrayAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1994