People v. Stern

OPINION OF THE COURT

Afred H. Kleiman, J.

Defendant was convicted, after a trial by jury, of the crime of murder in the second degree and was sentenced to 20 years to life on January 29, 1990.

*962Prior to the trial, the court held two hearings with respect to certain oral, written and tape-recorded statements obtained by an informer, the police and a police agent. This court made oral findings on the record following each hearing, reserving the right, with consent of counsel, to make written formal findings following the trial.

THE ISSUE

Assuming this court were to credit the testimony of Wasserman…