Legal Opinion
People v. Washington
New York Court of Appeals
Decided November 13, 1980PublishedCited by 59 opinions
POINTS OF COUNSEL
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Wachtler, J.
The primary question on this appeal is whether the defendant’s credibility may be impeached by use of prior inconsistent statements which were suppressed at a pretrial hearing where the court had found, contrary to the police officer’s testimony, that the defendant had not been advised of his rights (Miranda v Arizona, 384 US 436), and had, in fact, not made the statements attributed to him. The trial court and the Appellate Division, relying on Harris v New York (401 US 222), held the statements were admissible for impeachment and that it was for the jury to…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Giglio v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Jackson v. DennoSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Napue v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
- Mincey v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
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3Cited by59 opinions
- People v. MaerlingNew York Court of Appeals · 1984
- Commonwealth v. WatkinsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2003
- People v. RiccoNew York Court of Appeals · 1982
- State v. GoodmonWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1981
- People v. HultsNew York Court of Appeals · 1990
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