15.37 - D. Undercover Police Agent

JurisdictionNew York

D. Undercover Police Agent

In cross-examining an undercover officer, counsel should try to establish an aura of treachery, deceit, collusion with criminals, bribery, “score” consciousness and arrest quotas. “Lying” should be established as a way of life for the undercover agent and the people with whom he worked, and the various areas in which what they did or s aid “wasn’t the truth” should be identified. Counsel should establish (1) that the agent lied in order to ultimately make the arrest and secure...

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