Legal Opinion
People v. Steadman
New York Court of Appeals
Decided October 12, 1993PublishedCited by 94 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Simons, J.
Defendants have been convicted of manslaughter, second degree, and criminal possession of a weapon, second degree, charges resulting from the death of Maxine Peterson on May 28, 1988. The prosecution’s principal witness against defendants, and the only one identifying them, was Tony Malloy. Malloy admittedly had been a drug user and had two prior felony convictions. At the time of trial, he was on probation for one of the prior convictions and three open felony charges were pending against him.
Defendants sought pretrial disclosure of any promise of leniency made…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Giglio v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- People v. CrimminsNew York Court of Appeals · 1975
- People v. PelchatNew York Court of Appeals · 1984
- People v. VilardiNew York Court of Appeals · 1990
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3Cited by94 opinions
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