Legal Opinion
People v. Melendez
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided March 1, 1999PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Starkey, J.), rendered October 30, 1996, convicting him of manslaughter in the first degree and criminal possession of a weapon in the second degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.
Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.
Contrary to the defendant’s contention, the People’s failure to produce an audiotape claimed to contain a pretrial interview *501of a trial witness did not constitute a Rosario violation, as there was no indication that the interview was successfully recorded (see, CPL 240.45 [1] [a]; People v…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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- People v. BarnesAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1994
- People v. LittlesAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1993
- People v. PerezAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1994
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