People v. Austin
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
Appeal by defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Hellenbrand, J.), rendered January 20, 1983, convicting him of murder in the second degree (two counts) and criminal possession of a weapon in the second degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.
Judgment affirmed.
Defendant claims, inter alia, that he was denied a fair trial because the court precluded him from introducing evidence that Anthony Belgrave was the perpetrator of the crime. While the defendant does have a right to introduce such testimony (Chambers v Mississippi, 410 US 284), the evidence must do…
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