Legal Opinion
People v. Thomas
New York Court of Appeals
Decided October 21, 1986PublishedCited by 89 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Kaye, J.
Statements contained in a plea allocution of a codefendant may, in limited circumstances, be received in evidence as a declaration against penal interest to establish an element of the crime charged against defendant.
After two chain-snatching incidents on 44th Street near Seventh Avenue in Manhattan, defendant and his codefendant (James Rucker) were indicted for robbery and attempted robbery in the second degree. One month later, while incarcerated and awaiting trial, Rucker agreed to plead guilty to *196attempted robbery in satisfaction of both charges and in…
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- People v. SettlesNew York Court of Appeals · 1978
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