PEOPLE v. CORTIJO


70 N.Y.2d 868 (1987)

The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Felix Cortijo, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided November 25, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Abigail Everett and Philip L. Weinstein for appellant.

Robert M. Morgenthau, District Attorney (Phyllis A. Monroe and Amyjane Rettew of counsel), for respondent.

Chief Judge WACHTLER and Judges SIMONS, KAYE, ALEXANDER, TITONE, HANCOCK, JR., and BELLACOSA concur.


MEMORANDUM.

The order of the Appellate Division should be affirmed.

Defendant was convicted of attempted murder in the second degree and criminal possession of a weapon in the third degree for shooting a neighbor during an altercation. Prior to trial, defendant demanded that the prosecution disclose all Brady material. During the People's case-in-chief, defendant discovered that the People were aware of two...

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