People v. Willis

Contrary to the defendant’s contention, the People’s timely disclosure of a complete but partially illegible photocopy of a Rosario statement did not deny him a fair trial (see, People v Rosario, 9 NY2d 286, cert denied 368 US 866). The statement, a police report of the victim’s description of the perpetrator, was delivered to the defense counsel prior to the trial and, although the flaw was obvious and easily rectifiable, the defense counsel made no attempt to obtain a clearer copy. In any event, the minutes of the reporting officer’s hearing testimony, during which he read the description…