People v. Poole

New York Court of Appeals · Decided 1979-10-18

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OPINION OF THE COURT Jasen, J. The issue on this appeal is whether a defendant in a criminal case, after a witness has testified against him, has the unqualified right to inspect the prosecutor’s file in order to determine whether relevant pretrial statements of the prosecution witness are being improperly withheld by the prosecutor from the defense. The relevant facts are not in disput…

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