Legal Opinion
People v. Nero
New York County Courts
Decided May 21, 1969PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the CourtWilliam F. Christiana, J.
Defendant has been indicted by a Columbia County Grand Jury for the crime of murder, in violation of section 125.25 of the Penal Law. His counsel has brought on an order to show cause why he should not be permitted to ‘ ‘ discover, inspect and copy a certain typewritten statement and/or confession signed by the defendant Michael Joseph Nero at the Claverack N. Y. State Police Substation on the 9th day of February 1969.” In effect, the nature of the relief sought on this application involves pretrial discovery in a criminal case.
It must be conceded that there is, as yet, no general right nor…
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