PEOPLE v. GARCIA


213 A.D.2d 249 (1995)

624 N.Y.S.2d 16

The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Hector Garcia, Appellant

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, First Department.

March 16, 1995


The evidence that the area where the defendant was arrested was drug prone and that a Tactical Narcotics Team was deployed there because of community complaints was properly admitted as useful background explaining police presence and conduct (see, People v Kelsey, 194 A.D.2d 248, 252); nor was defendant deprived of his right to choose whether to testify by the court's instructions during voir dire concerning the evaluation...

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