People v. Delacruz
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
Judgment, Supreme Court, Bronx County (Harold Silverman, J.), rendered October 15, 1997, convicting defendant, after a jury trial, of criminal sale of a controlled substance in the first degree, and sentencing him to a term of 15 years to life, unanimously affirmed.
Defendant’s request for a missing witness charge was properly denied (see, People v Matthews, 185 AD2d 900, lv denied 80 NY2d 975). Although the witness had been a confidential informant, he had left the country of his own volition a year and a half before trial and thus was no longer in the People’s control (see, People v Watkins,…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- People v. DuncanNew York Court of Appeals · 1978
- People v. TillNew York Court of Appeals · 1995
- People v. AskaNew York Court of Appeals · 1998
- People v. WatkinsAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1979
- People v. MatthewsAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1992
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