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People v. Kitching

New York Court of Appeals

Decided November 26, 1991PublishedCited by 171 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT

Hancock, Jr., J.

Defendant was arrested for selling $10 worth of crack/cocaine to an undercover officer. Following a jury trial, he was convicted of criminal sale of a controlled substance in the third degree and other drug-related crimes.1 In his appeal to *535the Appellate Division, defendant argued that the trial court had improperly denied his request for a missing witness charge because of the People’s unexplained failure to call a second undercover officer who allegedly had observed the sale. The Appellate Division rejected defendant’s argument and unanimously affirmed.…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. People v. CrimminsNew York Court of Appeals · 1975
  2. People v. GonzalezNew York Court of Appeals · 1986
  3. People v. ErtsNew York Court of Appeals · 1988
  4. People v. DiandaNew York Court of Appeals · 1987
  5. People v. CohenNew York Court of Appeals · 1980

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3Cited by171 opinions

  1. People v. MacAnaNew York Court of Appeals · 1994
  2. People v. McLaughlinNew York Court of Appeals · 1992
  3. People v. AndujasNew York Court of Appeals · 1992
  4. Correa v. DuncanDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 2001
  5. People v. MartinezNew York Court of Appeals · 1993

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