Legal Opinion
People v. Colavito
New York Court of Appeals
Decided February 8, 1996PublishedCited by 46 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Bellacosa, J.
This appeal raises a question concerning the People’s obligation to seek out and obtain before trial evidence not in their possession or control. In particular in this case, the two money orders now at issue were not otherwise subject to discovery under CPL article 240. They were, however, within the scope of the People’s voluntary disclosure agreement to provide to the defense. The People acquired the two money orders during trial and immediately turned them over to defense counsel.
We conclude that the money orders were properly admitted as evidence in the…
2Cases cited14 opinions
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- People Ex Rel. Lemon v. Supreme CourtNew York Court of Appeals · 1927
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