Court Opinion

ID: 9837160
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-09-02 03:22:10.67828+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T07:45:21.850286
License: Public Domain

Gische, J.,
concurs in a separate memorandum as follows: I join with the majority’s analysis with respect to those issues concerning the prosecutor’s inaccurate pretrial disclosure regarding the medical examiner’s testimony. I write separately, concurring in the result only, on the issues regarding the loss of evidence under the control of the People. I reject the broad conclusion that, as a matter of law, the loss of evidence during Hurricane Sandy cannot ever be attributed to the People (People v Austin, 134 AD3d 559, 563-569 [1st Dept 2015, Gische, J., dissenting], lv granted 2016 NY Slip Op 63709[U] [1st Dept 2016, Gische, J.]). Nonetheless I agree with the majority that the requested remedy of a mistrial was not available under the circumstances -of this case (People v Kelly, 62 NY2d 516, 521 [1984]). Moreover, the remedy of an adverse jury instruction was never requested (People v Handy, 20 NY3d 663, 669 [2013]). Additionally, even apart from the lost knife and sweatshirt, there was overwhelming evidence of defendant’s guilt.