Legal Opinion
People v. Schreiner
New York Court of Appeals
Decided May 7, 1991PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Alexander, J.
Defendant appeals his conviction, by jury verdict, of second degree murder (Penal Law § 125.25 [1]) and fourth degree criminal possession of a weapon (Penal Law § 265.01). He contends that his statement made during a psychiatric examination pursuant to CPL 330.20 (11) in which he confessed to the murder, had been hypnotically induced and thus was improperly received in evidence against him. Specifically, relying on our decision in People v Hughes (59 NY2d 523), he argues that the statement was inherently unreliable because it was the product of hypnotic…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- State v. HurdSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1981
- People v. HughesNew York Court of Appeals · 1983
- People v. CosmeNew York Court of Appeals · 1979
- Harding v. StateCourt of Special Appeals of Maryland · 1968
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Matter of David B.New York Court of Appeals · 2002
- People v. RossiJustice Court of Village of Muttontown · 1992
- People v. SantanaNew York Supreme Court · 1993
- People v. SterlingAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1994
- Bennett v. Saeger Hotels, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1994
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