People v. Graham

At his trial, the defendant’s confession, which was both oral and videotaped, was detailed and comprehensive, and satisfactorily explained his part in the crime. In addition, the defendant did not repudiate his confession, and he was identified in court by a witness to the crime. Thus, the overwhelming evidence of the defendant’s guilt renders any error in admitting the codefendant’s "interlocking” confession harmless beyond a reasonable doubt (see, People v DiNicolantonio, 74 NY2d 856; People v West, 72 NY2d 941; People v Flores, 153 AD2d 585).

*715That being so, the defendant, whose conviction…