People v. O'Doherty

OPINION OF THE COURT

Chief Judge Wachtler.

This appeal requires us to decide whether the People may be excused from their failure to comply with the statutory requirement that they notify defendant, within 15 days of her arraignment, of their intention to offer at trial evidence of a statement made by her to a police officer (see, CPL 710.30). We hold that the People did not establish good cause for the delay and that, therefore, it was error to permit them to serve a late notice and to admit such evidence at defendant’s trial. Lack of prejudice to the defendant resulting from the delay does…