People v. Svanberg
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Suffolk County (Copertino, J.), rendered October 2, 2000, convicting him of murder in the second degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.
Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.
Contrary to the defendant’s contention, the Supreme Court providently exercised its discretion in denying his application to recall a prosecution witness as part of his direct case. Although a defendant has a fundamental right to call witnesses on his own behalf (see People v Palmer, 272 AD2d 891; People v Arroyo, 162 AD2d 337, 339, affd 77 NY2d…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- People v. CrimminsNew York Court of Appeals · 1975
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- People v. LloydeAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1984
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