Legal Opinion

People v. Calderon

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

Decided June 8, 2001Published

1Opinion of the Court

—Judgment unanimously affirmed. Memorandum: On appeal from a judgment convicting him of criminal possession of a weapon in the second degree (Penal Law former § 265.03) and criminal possession of a weapon in the third degree (Penal Law § 265.02 [4]), defendant’s sole contention is that County Court erred in refusing to give a missing witness charge. We reject that contention. The record supports the court’s conclusion that the account of the nontestifying witness would have been cumulative to that of the two eyewitnesses who testified for the prosecution (see, People v Macana, 84 NY2d 173,…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. People v. MacAnaNew York Court of Appeals · 1994
  2. People v. BucklerNew York Court of Appeals · 1976
  3. People v. OrtizNew York Court of Appeals · 1994
  4. People v. EarlyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1999
  5. People v. BlakeAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2000

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