PEOPLE v. DUCRET

Nos. 7674, 4388/08.

95 A.D.3d 636 (2012)

945 N.Y.S.2d 232

2012 NY Slip Op 3872

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Respondent, v. MANUEL DUCRET, Appellant.

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, First Department.

Decided May 17, 2012.


When the existence of an unrelated lawsuit against one of the police witnesses came to light during trial, the court properly exercised its discretion in denying defendant's request for a midtrial adjournment of unspecified length for the purpose of obtaining additional information relating to the lawsuit and its underlying facts (see e.g. People v Dunnell, 63 A.D.3d 535, 536 [2009], lv denied 13 N.Y.3d 796...

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