People v. Bennett

Judgment unanimously affirmed. Memorandum: We reject the contention that defendant was denied a fair trial as the result of violations of the People’s disclosure obligations under CPL 240.45 and Brady v Maryland (373 US 83). Even if the failure to disclose the record of the disorderly conduct conviction of a prosecution witness constituted a violation of CPL 240.45 (1) (b), defendant was not thereby denied a fair trial because he “was ‘given a meaningful opportunity to use the allegedly exculpatory material to cross-examine the witness’ ” (People v Osborne, 91 NY2d 827, 828, quoting People v…