PEOPLE v. YOUNG


79 N.Y.2d 365 (1992)

The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Jeffrey Young, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided April 7, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mitchell J. Briskey and Philip L. Weinstein for appellant.

Charles J. Hynes, Kings County District Attorney (Caroline R. Donhauser and Jay M. Cohen of counsel), for respondent.

Robert M. Morgenthau, New York County District Attorney (Mark Dwyer and Patrick J. Hynes of counsel), pro se, amicus curiae.

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


TITONE, J.

In this case, the Appellate Division relied on what it perceived to be the "commonsense limits" of the Rosario rule as a basis for affirming a conviction notwithstanding the prosecution's failure to disclose an "unusual occurrence report." The issue is whether the report contained statements of a trial witness that would constitute Rosario material. Defendant's appeal also requires us...

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