People v. Hughes
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
*619Contrary to the defendant’s contention, the court did not err by refusing to permit him to elicit from the People’s police witness the purportedly exculpatory statements he made to the officer at the time of his apprehension and arrest. A defendant may not avoid taking the witness stand and avoid being cross-examined by presenting his story through the hearsay testimony of another witness (see, People v Williams, 203 AD2d 498; People v Dvoroznak, 127 AD2d 785). Furthermore, the defendant failed to demonstrate that the self-serving hearsay statements were admissible under any exceptions to the…
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