Legal Opinion
People v. Boswell
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided November 16, 1990PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Judgment unanimously affirmed. Memorandum: The trial court did not err in admitting the typewritten letters addressed to defendant. They did not constitute inadmissible hearsay because they were admitted for the limited purpose of linking defendant to the searched apartment and not for the truth of their contents (see, State v Porter, 344 So 2d 1031, 1035 [La]). The court erred, however, in admitting the handwritten note, purportedly written by defendant, because it was not properly authenticated (see, Richardson, Evidence § 635 [Prince 10th ed]). In view of the overwhelming evidence of…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Aguilar v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Spinelli v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- People v. CrimminsNew York Court of Appeals · 1975
- People v. BigelowNew York Court of Appeals · 1985
- People v. HudyNew York Court of Appeals · 1988
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