Legal Opinion

People v. Bohan

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided November 14, 2012Published

1Opinion of the Court

Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Queens County (Buchter, J.), rendered November 1, 2010, convicting him of murder in the second degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.

Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.

Contrary to the defendant’s contention, the Supreme Court properly exercised its discretion in determining that the challenged portions of his oral and written statements to the police had probative value. The subject statements showed not merely a propensity for criminal conduct, but consciousness of guilt (see People v Holden, 82 AD3d 1007,…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. People v. CrimminsNew York Court of Appeals · 1975
  2. People v. KelloNew York Court of Appeals · 2001
  3. People v. HoldenAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2011
  4. People v. OrtizAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2006
  5. People v. JohnsonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2009

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