PEOPLE v. RAINEY


83 A.D.2d 525 (1981)

The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Ruben Rainey, Appellant

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

July 23, 1981


During the evening of August 10, 1977, defendant shot and killed Damon Wellington. After this incident, defendant fled to Florida where he remained with a relative until apprehended in the summer of 1978. Ronald Johnson, a mutual friend of both decedent and defendant, witnessed the above-mentioned homicide. Four months after commission of this crime, Johnson was arrested on an unrelated drug charge. In exchange for a promise of leniency on the latter charge, this witness...

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