PEOPLE v. THOMPSON

No. 10

22 N.Y.3d 687 (2014)

8 N.E.3d 803

985 N.Y.S.2d 428

2014 NY Slip Op 1205

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Respondent, v. PAUL THOMPSON, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of New York.

Decided February 20, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lynn W.L. Fahey , Appellate Advocates, New York City ( Warren S. Landau of counsel), for appellant.

Daniel M. Donovan, Jr. , District Attorney, Staten Island ( Anne Grady and Morrie I. Kleinbart of counsel), for respondent.


OPINION OF THE COURT

ABDUS-SALAAM, J.

Defendant vigorously urged the second grand jury in this case to have the People call a particular witness to testify. After the two prosecutors presenting the case noted the vagaries of defendant's request and asserted that the witness's testimony would be irrelevant, the grand jurors voted on defendant's request in accordance with CPL 190.50 (6) and declined to hear...

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