Legal Opinion
People v. Sumpter
New York Supreme Court
Decided September 10, 1973PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtArnold L. Fein, J.
In this narcotics prosecution, defendant served a subpoena duces tecum of this court on the Police Department of the City of New York requiring the production of “personal records” of the two police officers who are expected to be the prosecution’s witnesses. The Police Department, through its own counsel, moved to quash the subpoena. On the argument of the motion, the, District Attorney in charge of prosecution of the case took no position.
The motion to quash is based on sections 1113 and 1114 of the New York City Charter, which the Police Department contends make such records confidential.…
2Cases cited26 opinions
- Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Roviaro v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- McCray v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Jencks v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Wardius v. OregonSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
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3Cited by29 opinions
- People v. GissendannerNew York Court of Appeals · 1979
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- Commonwealth v. JacksonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1974
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