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People v. Davis

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Nov 26, 1990
167 A.D.2d 553 (N.Y. App. Div. 1990)

Opinion

November 26, 1990

Appeal from the County Court, Westchester County (Cowhey, J.).


Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.

Upon our review of the record we conclude as there is no significant probability that the jury would have acquitted the defendant if the gun had not been admitted into evidence. Accordingly, any error surrounding its admission was harmless (see, People v. Crimmins, 36 N.Y.2d 230, 242).

The defendant's claim that he was denied the right to testify before the Grand Jury is without merit since he did not serve written notice of his intent to testify upon the District Attorney (see, CPL 190.50 [a]; People v. Harris, 150 A.D.2d 723; People v. Morales, 163 A.D.2d 332). Similarly, the defendant's motion to dismiss the indictment upon the ground that he was denied the right to testify before the Grand Jury was properly denied inasmuch as he not only failed to make such a request but also delayed in making the motion to dismiss until several weeks after his arraignment (see, CPL 190.50 [c]; 210.45 [1]; People v. Morales, supra). Thompson, J.P., Brown, Kunzeman and Eiber, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

People v. Davis

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Nov 26, 1990
167 A.D.2d 553 (N.Y. App. Div. 1990)
Case details for

People v. Davis

Case Details

Full title:THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Respondent, v. FRANK DAVIS, Appellant

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

Date published: Nov 26, 1990

Citations

167 A.D.2d 553 (N.Y. App. Div. 1990)
562 N.Y.S.2d 222

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