PEOPLE v. HUSSAIN


137 Misc.2d 456 (1987)

The People of the State of New York, Plaintiff, v. Monawar Hussain and Aboul Quyyum, Defendants.

Supreme Court, Criminal Term, Kings County.

November 19, 1987


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bobbi Sternheim for Aboul Quyyum, defendant. Joel Dranove for Monawar Hussain, defendant. Elizabeth Holtzman, District Attorney (Glen Levin of counsel), for plaintiff.


LEWIS L. DOUGLASS, J.

The issue to be decided is whether the Trial Judge, in a narcotics prosecution, may conduct an ex parte in camera examination of an informant, in order to determine whether to make the identity of the informant known to the defense.

Informants in narcotics cases will generally fall into two categories. The first are those who tell law enforcement officers that they believe a particular person is dealing drugs at a particular...

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