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People v. Poole

New York Court of Appeals

Decided October 18, 1979PublishedCited by 140 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT

Jasen, J.

The issue on this appeal is whether a defendant in a criminal case, after a witness has testified against him, has the unqualified right to inspect the prosecutor’s file in order to determine whether relevant pretrial statements of the prosecution witness are being improperly withheld by the prosecutor from the defense.

The relevant facts are not in dispute. Defendant Poole was *147arrested by Detective Thomas Rynne of the New York City Police Department and charged with various crimes including murder in the second degree. After being informed repeatedly of his…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Jencks v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
  2. People v. RosarioNew York Court of Appeals · 1961
  3. People v. ConsolazioNew York Court of Appeals · 1976
  4. People v. MalinskyNew York Court of Appeals · 1965
  5. People v. GilliganNew York Court of Appeals · 1976

3Cited by140 opinions

  1. People v. GissendannerNew York Court of Appeals · 1979
  2. People v. RanghelleNew York Court of Appeals · 1986
  3. People v. JonesNew York Court of Appeals · 1987
  4. People v. JacksonNew York Court of Appeals · 1991
  5. People v. RoseAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1995

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