PEOPLE v. MANEY


37 N.Y.2d 229 (1975)

The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. John R. Maney, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided June 16, 1975.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Howard Karger for appellant.

Abraham J. Weissman, District Attorney (Michael Schwartz of counsel), for respondent.

Chief Judge BREITEL and Judges GABRIELLI, JONES, WACHTLER and COOKE concur with Judge JASEN; Judge FUCHSBERG dissents and votes to reverse on the dissenting memorandum by Mr. Justice JOHN P. COHALAN, JR. at the Appellate Division.


JASEN, J.

In early 1972, the Orange County District Attorney's office was conducting an investigation of corruption within the Police Department of the City of Newburgh. Defendant, then a detective with the department and a target of that investigation, contacted the District Attorney's office to negotiate a "cooperation agreement" by which he would receive relatively light treatment in exchange for his coming...

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