People v. Ferrer

Full title: THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Respondent, v. EDWIN FERRER, Appellant

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

Date published: Jun 22, 1999

262 A.D.2d 192 (N.Y. App. Div. 1999)

691 N.Y.S.2d 767

Opinion

June 22, 1999.

Appeal from the Supreme Court, Bronx County (Dominic Massaro, J.).

The court properly refused to give a missing witness charge since the People made a reasonably diligent search for the witness ( see, People v. Rivera, 249 A.D.2d 141, lv denied 92 N.Y.2d 904).

Concur — Rosenberger J. P., Williams, Tom, Wallach and Buckley, JJ.