Legal Opinion
People v. Robinson
New York Court of Appeals
Decided March 27, 1997PublishedCited by 96 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Smith, J.
The primary issue in this case is whether a defendant’s constitutional right to due process requires the admission of hearsay evidence consisting of Grand Jury testimony when the declarant has become unavailable to testify at trial. Under the circumstances of this case, where the hearsay testimony is material, exculpatory and has sufficient indicia of reliability, we hold that the trial court’s failure to admit such evidence was reversible error.
Defendant’s conviction stems from an incident which occurred on December 12, 1992 in an apartment in Rochester, New…
2Cases cited16 opinions
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- Chambers v. MississippiSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Ohio v. RobertsSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Washington v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Waller v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
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