People v. Coker
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, Queens County (Leahy, J.), rendered August 18, 1986, convicting him of murder in the second degree and criminal possession of a weapon in the second degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.
Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.
We agree with the trial court that the People were not obligated to provide the defendant with a copy of a witness’s waiver of immunity prior to testifying before the Grand Jury. As that waiver only reflected on the witness’s credibility (see, People v Perez, 65 NY2d 154, 159), and did not relate…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- People v. RosarioNew York Court of Appeals · 1961
- People v. FitzpatrickNew York Court of Appeals · 1976
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