People v. Hardwick
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
We find unpersuasive the defendant’s contention that the trial court erred in ruling that incriminating statements taken from her by the police in violation of her right to counsel could nevertheless be used for impeachment purposes by the prosecutor if the defendant chose to testify at trial. While the suppression of these statements following a Huntley hearing clearly precluded their use by the People as evidence-in-chief, it is firmly established that voluntary statements taken in violation of a defendant’s constitutional rights are admissible for the purpose of impeaching the defendant’s *625c…
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