People v. Bradley

OPINION OF THE COURT

Smith, J.

We hold that defendant’s right of confrontation was not violated by the admission into evidence of a statement made in response to a question from a police officer, where the officer’s evident reason for asking the question was to deal with an emergency.

Facts and Procedural History

Defendant was convicted of aggravated criminal contempt, criminal contempt in the first degree and assault in the third degree. The People claimed, and the jury found, that defendant had physically attacked his girlfriend, Debbie Dixon, at a time when two orders of protection directing…