People v. Di Nicolantonio
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
2Per curiam
There is no question but that the defendant’s constitutional right to cross-examine the witnesses against him, guaranteed by the Confrontation Clause of the Sixth Amendment (US Const 6th, 14th Amends), was violated in this case (see, Cruz v New York, 481 US 186, 107 S Ct 1714, on remand 70 NY2d 733; Bruton v United States, 391 US 123). The critical *46issue then is whether this violation of one of the most important rights guaranteed to a defendant in a criminal case (see, Pointer v Texas, 380 US 400, 404) can be overlooked, on the basis that there is no reasonable…
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- People v. CrimminsNew York Court of Appeals · 1975
- Pointer v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Harrington v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
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