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Case No. 2016 NY Slip Op 02667 [138 AD3d 758]
Regular Panel Decision
Apr 06, 2016

People v. Melendez

The defendant, Carlos Melendez, appealed a judgment from the County Court, Suffolk County, convicting him of conspiracy in the second degree, operating as a major trafficker, criminal sale of a controlled substance in the second degree, and criminal possession of a controlled substance in the third degree. The conviction stemmed from a year-long wiretap investigation into a heroin ring in Suffolk County. On appeal, Melendez challenged the admissibility of expert testimony and the legal sufficiency of the evidence. The Appellate Division, Second Department, acknowledged errors in the detective's expert testimony but found them harmless due to overwhelming proof of guilt. The court also determined the evidence was legally sufficient, particularly regarding voice identification, and affirmed the judgment.

Criminal LawDrug TraffickingConspiracyWiretap EvidenceExpert Witness TestimonyHarmless Error DoctrineLegal Sufficiency of EvidenceVoice IdentificationAppellate ProcedureEvidence Admissibility
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Case No. MISSING
Regular Panel Decision
Jul 12, 1999

People v. Huang Qike

The defendant, charged with assault, sought to introduce a tape of a telephone conversation between the complainant, Hiu Cheng, and Derrick Bo Wan. The People moved to suppress the tape, arguing it was obtained through illegal eavesdropping by the defendant. The court held a hearing where the defendant, complainant, and Detective Investigator Steven Nieves testified. The court found the defendant's testimony regarding how he obtained the tape not credible, concluding he obtained it through an illegal wiretap. The People were granted standing to seek suppression on behalf of the complainant due to the strong public policy against electronic surveillance. The court balanced the defendant's right to present a defense against this public policy and granted the People's motion to suppress the tape, allowing its use only for impeachment purposes.

EavesdroppingWiretapSuppression HearingDue ProcessFourth AmendmentExclusionary RuleStandingCriminal Procedure LawPenal LawCPLR
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Case No. MISSING
Regular Panel Decision

Montgomery v. Montgomery

Beatrice Harmon Montgomery and Terry Lane Montgomery, an unmarried couple, operated several businesses together for 27 years. Beatrice sued for dissolution of an implied business partnership, with their son Brian Montgomery intervening as a partner in some ventures. The Trial Court's finding of an equal partnership between Beatrice and Terry, and Brian's partnership in certain assets, was largely affirmed on appeal. The appellate court modified the ownership interest in specific land and vacated the method for calculating depreciation credits, remanding for recalculation. It also reversed a credit related to Terry's life insurance policy but upheld a $10,000 statutory damage award to Beatrice for a single wiretapping violation. The case was ultimately reversed in part, vacated in part, affirmed in part as modified, and remanded for further proceedings.

Partnership dissolutionImplied partnershipBusiness asset divisionJoint propertyCredibility findingsWiretappingStatutory damagesDepreciation calculationMisappropriation of fundsEqual partners
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Case No. MISSING
Regular Panel Decision

Cardinal Health 414, Inc. v. Adams

This case addresses allegations of email snooping within the nuclear pharmacy industry, where plaintiff Cardinal Health 414, Inc. sued former employees Daniel Adams and Allen B. Townsend along with Music City Nuclear Pharmacy. Adams allegedly accessed a former co-worker's email account after leaving Cardinal and shared confidential information, including customer data and pricing, with Townsend, who subsequently started a competing business. Cardinal sought damages for business losses, claiming violations of federal and Tennessee statutes concerning electronic communications and trade secrets. The court rendered decisions on several cross-motions for summary judgment, granting some claims and denying others, while also addressing affirmative defenses. Ultimately, the court found Adams liable for an SCA violation and granted summary judgment against defendants on wiretap and civil conspiracy claims, but allowed TPCCA and TUTSA claims to proceed to trial.

E-mail snoopingTrade secrets misappropriationComputer fraudElectronic communications privacyWiretap ActSummary judgmentAffirmative defensesLachesIllegalityAntitrust
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Case No. MISSING
Regular Panel Decision
Sep 30, 1988

Perez v. Federal Bureau of Investigation

The case involves a class action lawsuit filed by 310 Hispanic Special Agents of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), led by named plaintiff Bernardo Perez, alleging national origin discrimination under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The court found a pattern and practice of discrimination within the FBI concerning conditions of employment and promotional opportunities for Hispanic agents. Specifically, the court highlighted the disproportionate burden placed on Hispanic agents for Spanish language-related assignments (like wiretaps and undercover work), which adversely affected their career advancement. The promotional system, with its excessive subjective elements and lack of EEO compliance mechanisms, was deemed discriminatory. The court also found that the FBI retaliated against Bernardo Perez for filing an EEO complaint, including the misuse of a Grand Jury subpoena during an administrative investigation against him. However, claims of religious discrimination and class-wide administrative discipline and transfer discrimination were not substantiated.

National Origin DiscriminationEmployment DiscriminationCivil Rights ActDisparate TreatmentDisparate ImpactRetaliationFBIClass ActionPromotional SystemSubjective Evaluations
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Case No. MISSING
Regular Panel Decision

Bohmer v. New York

Todd Bohmer, a New York State Trooper, sued the City of New York, NYPD, Queens DA, State of New York, NYSP, and individual NYSP defendants. Bohmer alleged unlawful wiretapping by City defendants and subsequent use of this evidence by State defendants in a non-criminal disciplinary hearing, asserting claims under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and the Fourth and Fourteenth Amendments, along with state claims. The State defendants filed a motion for judgment on the pleadings, arguing sovereign immunity, issue preclusion, and failure to state a constitutional violation. The court granted the State defendants' motion, dismissing all claims against New York State, NYSP, and state officials in their official capacity due to sovereign immunity. Individual State defendants (Bennett, Valle, Bruen) were granted absolute immunity for their roles in the quasi-judicial disciplinary hearing. Claims against Loszinski and Hawker were dismissed for failure to state a claim. The court declined supplemental jurisdiction over the pendent state law claims, dismissing them without prejudice.

Civil Rights42 U.S.C. § 1983Fourth AmendmentFourteenth AmendmentDue ProcessUnlawful Search and SeizureWiretap EvidencePolice Disciplinary HearingSovereign ImmunityAbsolute Immunity
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