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53 A.D.3d 556

People v. McClain

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · decided 2008-07-08

Decided 2008-07-08

¶1Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Queens County (Cooperman, J.), rendered May 18, 2006, convicting him of assault in the second degree and resisting arrest, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.

¶2Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.

¶3Contrary to the defendant’s contention, there was no Brady violation (see Brady v Maryland, 373 US 83 [1963]) in this case. Bradydoes not require that a prosecutor “supply a defendant with evidence when the defendant knew of, or should reason*557ably have known of, the evidence and its exculpatory nature” (People v Doshi, 93 NY2d 499, 506 [1999]; see People v Singh, 5 AD3d 403 [2004]; People v Tangney, 306 AD2d 360 [2003]; People v Rodriguez, 223 AD2d 605 [1996]; People v Deas, 174 AD2d 751 [1991]). Here, the defendant and defense counsel knew of the possibility that the defendant’s arrest was captured by a surveillance camera from a nearby housing project. Further, the defendant consistently claimed the surveillance videotape would be exculpatory. Since the defendant knew of the possibility that the tape existed, it was not Bradymaterial even if exculpatory (see People v Singh, 5 AD3d 403 [2004]; People v Tangney, 306 AD2d 360 [2003]). Further, the prosecutor had no obligation to obtain, by subpoena duces tecum, demanded material which the defendant may himself have obtained (see CPL 240.20 [2]).

¶4The sentence imposed was not excessive (see People v Suitte, 90 AD2d 80 [1982]).

¶5The defendant’s remaining contention does not require reversal. Fisher, J.P, Carni, McCarthy and Helen, JJ, concur.

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