PEOPLE v. MARTINEZ


54 N.Y.2d 723 (1981)

The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Edwin De Jesus Martinez, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided July 7, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Judith Zerden, Bertrand J. Kahn and William E. Hellerstein for appellant.

Eugene Gold, District Attorney (Michael Yoeli of counsel), for respondent.

Concur: Chief Judge COOKE and Judges JASEN, GABRIELLI, JONES, WACHTLER, FUCHSBERG and MEYER.


On summary consideration, order affirmed. It cannot be said the trial court abused its discretion in refusing to grant a continuance in the in camera hearing held to determine whether disclosure of the confidential informant was required. Where the defendant fails to establish the need for production, the trial court's decision to end the in camera hearing on that issue does not deprive the defendant of his constitutional right to confrontation (see People...

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