People v. Pugliese

The defendant, under indictment for arson of his automobile, had orally reported to the police that the car had been stolen. A few days later, as the result of an anonymous *480telephone call, the police became suspicions of him and asked him to come to the -precinct station house. The police detective in charge did not communicate his suspicions to defendant but presented to him a police department deposition (see Administrative Code of City of New York, § 434a-33.0, subd. c) which would confirm, under oath, the prior oral report of car theft. The defendant-was left alone to read and sign the…