People v. Wisdom

OPINION OF THE COURT

Memorandum.

The order of the Appellate Division should be reversed, the judgment of conviction reinstated, and the case remitted to the Appellate Division for consideration of the facts and issues raised but not determined on appeal to that court.

Defendant Sidney Wisdom attempted to kill a four-year-old girl and her grandmother (whom we refer to as Jane) during a residential burglary. Due to the severity of Jane’s injuries, the People obtained a court order to videotape her testimony for later presentation to a grand jury. In her recorded interview, Jane unequivocally…