Matter of Franklin v. Keller

Full title: In the Matter of FREDDIE FRANKLIN, Appellant, v. NINA KELLER, Respondent

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

Date published: Oct 8, 1998

254 A.D.2d 83 (N.Y. App. Div. 1998)

678 N.Y.S.2d 330

Opinion

October 8, 1998

Appeal from the Supreme Court, New York County (Walter Schackman, J.).

Assuming arguendo that petitioner is entitled to documents containing statements given to the police by the complaining witness against him in his criminal trial, he is not, absent a showing that such documents are no longer available to him, entitled to material that was previously provided to his attorney(s) ( compare, Matter of Huston v. Turkel, 236 A.D.2d 283, lv denied 90 N.Y.2d 809, with Matter of Swinton v. Record Access Officers for City of N.Y. Police Dept., 198 A.D.2d 165, and Matter of Scarola v. Morgenthau, 246 A.D.2d 417).

Concur — Ellerin, J. P., Williams, Mazzarelli and Andrias, JJ.