PEOPLE v. NUNEZ


74 A.D.2d 805 (1980)

The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Melba Nunez, Appellant

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

March 20, 1980


Study of the record herein discloses this case to be one of credibility and that prosecutorial misconduct served to deprive defendant of a fair trial free of prejudicial irrelevancies and improprieties. First, as to the People's cross-examination of defense witness Julia Sanchez, the tenor of the cross-examination was such as to clearly and improperly imply that the witness had a duty to come forward and to report exculpatory information to the police or to the District Attorney...

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