PEOPLE v. GISSENDANNER


48 N.Y.2d 543 (1979)

The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Vida Gissendanner, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided December 17, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edward J. Nowak, Public Defender (Rhonda Greenstein of counsel), for appellant.

Lawrence T. Kurlander, District Attorney (Kenneth R. Fisher of counsel), for respondent.

Chief Judge COOKE and Judges JASEN, GABRIELLI, JONES, WACHTLER and MEYER concur.


FUCHSBERG, J.

A jury found the defendant Vida Gissendanner guilty of the criminal sale of cocaine (Penal Law, § 220.16). The Appellate Division has affirmed the judgment of conviction by a vote of 4 to 1.

The primary issue on the present appeal is the propriety of the trial court's refusal to honor defendant's request that it issue subpoenas duces tecum requiring the production of personnel records...

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