The trial court properly exercised its discretion in permitting the prosecutor to confer with a key prosecution witness after his direct testimony and before his cross-examination, since the witness who was incarcerated as a material witness, had been inadvertently placed in the same jail cell as defendant during that interim period, and the prosecutor had a legitimate need to inquire as to what transpired during that confrontation (see, People v Branch,
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PEOPLE v. MORRIS
228 A.D.2d 348 (1996)
645 N.Y.S.2d 4
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Ricky Morris, Appellant
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, First Department.https://leagle.com/images/logo.png
June 25, 1996
June 25, 1996
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, First Department.
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