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COUNTY COURT’S ORDER MODIFIED TO ALLOW WITHHOLDING THE NAMES OF THE CONFIDENTIAL INFORMANT AND UNDERCOVER OFFICERS UNTIL TRIAL AND RESTRICTING ACCESS TO THE AUDIO AND VIDEO RECORDINGS OF THE NARCOTICS SALES (SECOND DEPT).

The Second Department, reversing (modifying) County Court, determined the name of the confidential informant can be withheld until trial, the names of the undercover officers can be withheld until trial, and audio and video recordings of the narcotics sales can only be shown to defense counsel at the prosecutor’s office:

… [T]he order is modified by … granting the People’s motion for a protective order to the extent that (1) disclosure of the audio and video recordings of the narcotics sales shall be made to defense counsel only, to be viewed at the prosecutor’s office, (2) disclosure of the name and contact information of the confidential informant shall be delayed until the commencement of trial, and (3) disclosure of the names and work affiliation of the undercover personnel shall be delayed until the commencement of trial … . People v Singh, 2020 NY Slip Op 05479, Second Dept 10-6-20

 

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