People v. Calderon

In People v. Calderon, 48 Misc. 3d 1226[A], 2015 NY Slip Op 51273[U] [Sup Ct, New York County 2015] the defendant was charged with criminal possession of a controlled substance in the third degree and requested the CCRB files of the detective who would be a principal witness against the defendant. The defendant argued that the detective was the subject of a federal civil rights case in which he was accused of fabricating testimony as to another individual arrested under similar circumstances as to the defendant. The court granted the defendant's request and directed CCRB to turn over for an in camera review their files of the arresting officer concerning his arrest and the arrest of the individual who brought the federal lawsuit against the detective.