Legal Opinion
People v. Bedessie
New York Court of Appeals
Decided March 29, 2012PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Read, J.
In this appeal, we are asked for the first time to consider the admissibility of expert testimony proffered on the issue of the reliability of a confession. While in a proper case expert testimony on the phenomenon of false confessions should be admitted, the expert here did not propose testimony relevant to this defendant or her interrogation. As a result, the trial judge did not abuse his discretion when he declined to hold a Frye hearing to assess whether any principles about which the expert proposed to testify were generally accepted in the scientific…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- People v. LeeNew York Court of Appeals · 2001
- People v. LeGrandNew York Court of Appeals · 2007
- Warney v. StateNew York Court of Appeals · 2011
- People v. BedessieAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2010
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