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People v. Skinner

New York Court of Appeals

Decided December 22, 1980PublishedCited by 146 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT

Chief Judge Cooke.

Another in the line of cases concerning the scope of the right to counsel in this State, this appeal presents the question whether an individual who has obtained counsel specifically on the matter under investigation may be interrogated on the very same subject in a noncustodial setting after defendant’s attorney had instructed the police not to question defendant in his absence. The answer is in the negative.

On the morning of June 22, 1975, the body of Diane Snell was found off North French Road in the Town of Amherst, Erie County. Police attention…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. People v. HobsonNew York Court of Appeals · 1976
  2. People v. SettlesNew York Court of Appeals · 1978
  3. People v. RogersNew York Court of Appeals · 1979
  4. People v. SamuelsNew York Court of Appeals · 1980
  5. People v. CunninghamNew York Court of Appeals · 1980

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3Cited by146 opinions

  1. People v. BingNew York Court of Appeals · 1990
  2. People v. Yut Wai TomNew York Court of Appeals · 1981
  3. People v. BeamNew York Court of Appeals · 1982
  4. Friedman v. Commissioner of Public SafetySupreme Court of Minnesota · 1991
  5. People v. HawkinsNew York Court of Appeals · 1982

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