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People v. Lee Miles

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Fourth Department
Dec 20, 1985
115 A.D.2d 964 (N.Y. App. Div. 1985)

Opinion

December 20, 1985

Appeal from the Supreme Court, Monroe County, Pine, J.

Present — Callahan, J.P., Denman, Boomer, Green and Schnepp, JJ.


Judgment unanimously affirmed. Memorandum: Although defense counsel was not provided with a complete criminal history of a jailmate of defendant who testified for the People, that failure does not appear to be attributable to any bad faith on the part of the prosecutor and, inasmuch as the witness admitted an extensive life of crime, it is unlikely that the jury would have found him less credible if it had been informed of the full extent of his criminal background. Indeed, the jury's verdict of manslaughter in the second degree indicates that it did not give full credence to his testimony which, if believed, would have established that defendant intended to kill his victim. Any error, therefore, is harmless.


Summaries of

People v. Lee Miles

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Fourth Department
Dec 20, 1985
115 A.D.2d 964 (N.Y. App. Div. 1985)
Case details for

People v. Lee Miles

Case Details

Full title:THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Respondent, v. JACK LEE MILES…

Court:Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Fourth Department

Date published: Dec 20, 1985

Citations

115 A.D.2d 964 (N.Y. App. Div. 1985)

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