Johnson v. New York City Police Department
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Ellerin, P. J.
At issue on this appeal are the circumstances under which documents generated during a police investigation should be released to a criminal defendant pursuant to a Freedom of Information Law (FOIL) request.
The documents sought in the instant matter are complaint follow-up reports, known as DD-5s. They were produced by respondent New York City Police Department (NYPD) in connection with its investigation into the shooting death of George Braswell. As a result of that investigation, petitioner was arrested, charged with murder in the second degree, and, after…
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