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People v. Williams

519 N.E.2d 615, 70 N.Y.2d 946, 524 N.Y.S.2d 669, 1988 N.Y. LEXIS 16
CourtNew York Court of Appeals
DecidedJanuary 19, 1988
StatusPublished
Cited by9 cases

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People v. Williams, 519 N.E.2d 615, 70 N.Y.2d 946, 524 N.Y.S.2d 669, 1988 N.Y. LEXIS 16 (N.Y. 1988).

Opinion

OPINION OF THE COURT

Memorandum.

The order of the Appellate Division should be affirmed.

At trial the prosecution questioned two of defendant’s witnesses regarding why they had not informed the authorities of the information they possessed potentially exculpating the defendant. Defendant’s two central arguments on appeal are that the trial court erred in (1) allowing the prosecution’s questions without the proper foundation under People v Dawson (50 NY2d 311), and (2) failing first to hold a bench *947 conference to assess the propriety of such questioning. No objection was made to the trial court on these grounds, however, and thus the arguments now pressed were not preserved for our review.

Chief Judge Wachtler and Judges Simons, Kaye, Alexander, Hancock, Jr., and Bellacosa concur; Judge Titone taking no part.

Order affirmed in a memorandum.

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519 N.E.2d 615, 70 N.Y.2d 946, 524 N.Y.S.2d 669, 1988 N.Y. LEXIS 16, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/opinion/people-v-williams-ny-1988.