PEOPLE v. JONES


73 N.Y.2d 902 (1989)

The People of State of New York, Respondent, v. William Jones, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided February 9, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Arthur H. Hopkirk and Philip L. Weinstein for appellant.

Elizabeth Holtzman, District Attorney (Melissa Harrison, Barbara D. Underwood and Roseann B. MacKechnie of counsel), for respondent.

Chief Judge WACHTLER and Judges SIMONS, KAYE, ALEXANDER, HANCOCK, JR., and BELLACOSA concur; Judge TITONE taking no part.


MEMORANDUM.

The order of the Appellate Division should be affirmed.

On appeal defendant contends that the trial court erred in refusing his request to submit to the jury the factual issue of whether the principal prosecution witness, Steven Langhorne, was an accomplice under CPL 60.22 (2) (a). We agree with the Appellate Division that the request was properly denied.

Defendant was indicted for the crimes of...

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