Case Name: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Charles Hernandez and Manuel Ramirez, Appellants
Court: New York Court of Appeals
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1961-07-07
Citations: 10 N.Y.2d 774
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Charles Hernandez and Manuel Ramirez, Appellants.
Judges: 
Reporter: New York Reports
Volume: 10
Pages: 774–778

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Charles Hernandez and Manuel Ramirez, Appellants.
Argued April 24, 1961;
decided July 7, 1961.
Jacob W. Friedman and Irving Mendelson for Charles Hernandez, appellant.
Whitman Knapp, Robert F. Ambrose and Andrew von Hirsch for Manuel Ramirez, appellant.
Frank S. Hogan, District Attorney (Richard G. Denzer of counsel), for respondent.

Opinion:
Memorandum : The judgments should be affirmed. We do not hold that the rule stated in People v. Rosario (9 N Y 2d 286) is to be applied prospectively only, but in this case the error of the trial court in refusing the request of counsel for the defense to examine the Grand Jury minutes and pretrial statements of witnesses (which we have examined) was not so prejudicial as to require a reversal (Code Grim. Pro., § 542).