People v. Young

The People’s obligation to produce the pretrial statements of prosecution witnesses is limited to that material which is in the People’s possession or control (see People v Tissois, 72 NY2d 75 [1988]). The handwritten notes of a caseworker for the New York City Administration for Children’s Services were not in the possession or control of the prosecution and, thus, did not constitute Rosario material (see People v Rosario, 9 NY2d 286, 290 [1961]; People v Tissois, 72 NY2d 75 [1988]; People v White, 210 AD2d 447 [1994]).

There is no merit to the defendant’s contention that the testimony of the…