People v. Freeman

OPINION OF THE COURT

Donald J. Mark, J.

The defendant was charged with committing the crimes of grand larceny in the fourth degree and prostitution as the result of an incident in which he agreed to engage in sex with an undercover police officer for a fee and then stole United States currency from that officer. During the trial of this action the novel evidentiary issue arose as to whether the defendant’s confession, which was mostly inculpatory, but *591exculpatory in part, was admissible only at the option of the People.1

At the time of his arrest the defendant gave the police a written…