Legal Opinion

People v. Pierce

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided August 25, 1997Published

1Opinion of the Court

Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Queens County (Katz, J.), rendered September 11, 1995, convicting him of assault in the second degree and criminal possession of a weapon in the fourth degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.

Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.

Contrary to the defendant’s contention, the trial court properly denied his request for a missing witness charge as there was no indication that the uncalled witness would have provided material testimony (see, People v Kitching, 78 NY2d 532; People v Gonzalez, 68 NY2d 424; People v Everette,…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. People v. SuitteAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1982
  2. People v. GonzalezNew York Court of Appeals · 1986
  3. People v. KitchingNew York Court of Appeals · 1991
  4. People v. EveretteAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1990

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