Legal Opinion

People v. Pressley

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided December 30, 1996No. Appeal No. 2PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

—Order unanimously affirmed. Memorandum: With the permission of this Court, defendant appeals from the denial of his motion to vacate his conviction pursuant to CPL 440.10. The motion was properly denied. We agree with defendant that the prosecutor failed to fulfill his obligation to turn over Brady material by failing to provide defendant with complete and accurate information concerning the criminal background of a prosecution witness. The duty to disclose Brady material is a duty "shared by the prosecutor’s office as a whole” (People v Steadman, 82 NY2d 1, 8). The convictions that were not…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. People v. VilardiNew York Court of Appeals · 1990
  2. People v. SteadmanNew York Court of Appeals · 1993
  3. People v. MilesAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1985

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. People v. ClarkeAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1997

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