PEOPLE v. LIN


278 A.D.2d 114 (2000)

718 N.Y.S.2d 312

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Respondent, v. YONG LIN, Appellant. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Respondent, v. TONG YOU CHENG, Also Known as CHENG TONG YOU, Appellant.

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

Decided December 19, 2000.


The court properly denied defendants' application for a missing witness charge concerning an accomplice in the instant crimes who was cooperating with the Federal authorities. The court correctly concluded that the accomplice's testimony would be cumulative of the strong identification evidence provided by the victims, who were in contact with defendants for an extended period of time during their captivity. Moreover, the court correctly determined that the fact that this...

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