PEOPLE v. SMART


96 N.Y.2d 793 (2001)

750 N.E.2d 45

726 N.Y.S.2d 343

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Respondent, v. DESHAWN SMART, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided April 26, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Elizabeth Sack Felber, New York City, M. Sue Wycoff and Daniel L. Greenberg for appellant.

Charles J. Hynes, District Attorney of Kings County, Brooklyn (Jane S. Meyers and Leonard Joblove of counsel), for respondent.

Before: Chief Judge KAYE and Judges SMITH, LEVINE, CIPARICK, WESLEY, ROSENBLATT and GRAFFEO concur.


OPINION OF THE COURT

MEMORANDUM.

The order of the Appellate Division should be affirmed.

Defendant was convicted after a jury trial of attempted murder in the second degree and other offenses for shooting his uncle. Defendant contends that the trial court failed to conduct a sufficient inquiry when it learned of prior contact between defendant's attorney and the victim, the People's primary witness. We conclude that no reversible error occurred....

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