Legal Opinion
People v. Sostre
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided July 16, 1979PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Titone, J.
The principal question raised on appeal is whether, under the circumstances, the on-the-scene statements of the defendant, to the effect that the complainant shot him "for nothing”, were properly excluded by the trial court. The answer is in the affirmative. Accordingly the judgment of conviction should be affirmed.
The complainant, Confessor Mattel, testified at the trial that on July 27, 1976, at about 11:30 p.m., he was returning home after having closed his grocery store. He was carrying $458 in cash receipts. After traversing the five blocks from the store to…
2Cases cited4 opinions
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- People v. HughesAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1977
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- People v. WilsonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1986
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