The People v. Agape A. Towns

State of New York OPINION Court of Appeals This opinion is uncorrected and subject to revision before publication in the New York Reports. No. 30 The People &c., Respondent, v. Agape A. Towns, Appellant. Dianne C. Russell, for appellant. Lisa Gray, for respondent. STEIN, J.: On this appeal, we are asked to decide whether defendant was denied the right to a fair trial when the trial court negotiated and entered into a cooperation agreement with a codefendant requiring that individual to testify against defendant in exchange for a more -1- -2- No. 30 favorable sentence. We hold that the trial…