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People v. Felix

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, First Department
Dec 15, 1998
256 A.D.2d 135 (N.Y. App. Div. 1998)

Opinion

December 15, 1998

Appeal from the Supreme Court, New York County (Joan Sudolnik, J.).


The verdict was not against the weight of the evidence ( see, People v. Bleakley, 69 N.Y.2d 490). Issues of credibility were properly presented to the jury and we find no reason to disturb its determination.

Defendant failed to pursue his initial request that the confidential informant be produced or identified and sought only a missing witness instruction, which the court provided. Therefore, we conclude that defendant abandoned his claim that the informant should have been produced or that her identity should have been disclosed on the ground that she could have provided purportedly crucial testimony supporting the agency defense ( see, People v. Medina, 53 N.Y.2d 951).

Defendant's omnibus motion, when read as a whole, made no allegation that the defendant's arrest was unlawful and thus defendant was not entitled to a Dunaway hearing.

Concur — Lerner, P. J., Sullivan, Milonas, Rosenberger and Ellerin, JJ.


Summaries of

People v. Felix

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, First Department
Dec 15, 1998
256 A.D.2d 135 (N.Y. App. Div. 1998)
Case details for

People v. Felix

Case Details

Full title:THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Respondent, v. JOSE FELIX, Appellant

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

Date published: Dec 15, 1998

Citations

256 A.D.2d 135 (N.Y. App. Div. 1998)
682 N.Y.S.2d 162

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