Legal Opinion
People v. Vasquez
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided May 23, 2000PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
—Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (Ira Beal, J.), rendered April 8, 1998, convicting defendant, after a jury trial, of criminal sale of a controlled substance in the third degree, and sentencing him to a term of 1 to 3 years, unanimously affirmed.
Defendant’s request for a missing witness charge with respect to a “ghost” officer was properly denied. Defendant failed to make a prima facie showing that this officer was in a position to observe defendant at any time (see, People v Kitching, 78 NY2d 532, 537; People v Moultrie, 267 AD2d 181). On the contrary, the evidence established that…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- People v. OverleeAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1997
- People v. KitchingNew York Court of Appeals · 1991
- People v. MoultrieAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1999
3Cited by9 opinions
- People v. VasquezAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2001
- People v. ColemanAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2001
- People v. MartinezAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2002
- People v. TavarezAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2001
- People v. CastroAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2001
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