Legal Opinion
People v. Brensic
New York County Courts
Decided March 17, 1983PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Stuart Namm, J.
The People offered the purported oral confession and admission of a codefendant, which inculpated this defendant in the commission of the crime, in evidence at the trial as declarations against penal interest. The codefendant was tried separately and convicted of two counts of murder in the second degree. While the declaration against penal interest exception to the hearsay rule has been the subject of several recent criminal decisions, this court believes that the issue presented in this case is one of first impression in the courts of this State, except…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Bruton v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Ohio v. RobertsSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Pointer v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- California v. GreenSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
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3Cited by6 opinions
- People v. BrensicNew York Court of Appeals · 1987
- People v. BrensicAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1986
- People v. ChambersAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1992
- People v. Frank Russo & Stony Brook Systems, Inc., New York County Courts1985
- People v. GilbertAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1986
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