Legal Opinion
People v. Campney
New York Court of Appeals
Decided December 21, 1999PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Bellacosa, J.
Defendant urges that circumstantial proof is not permissible to allow an inference of assent to or adoption of a third party’s statement. This Court rejects defendant’s argument. Applying standard principles, we conclude that the trial court appropriately permitted the jury to consider whether defendant adopted his accomplice brother’s written statement. The order of the Appellate Division should, therefore, be affirmed.
A Stewart’s convenience store was burglarized on May 23, 1996. Thereafter, in connection with the burglary investigation, defendant Randy…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Rhode Island v. InnisSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- People v. MaerlingNew York Court of Appeals · 1978
- People v. LouridoNew York Court of Appeals · 1987
- People v. . KoernerNew York Court of Appeals · 1897
- People v. StoesserNew York Court of Appeals · 1981
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3Cited by34 opinions
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