People v. Diaz

Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County, rendered September 18, 1975, affirmed. We find nothing in this record from which it may be concluded that appellant received other than a painstakingly fair trial. Our dissenter argues, however, that defendant-appellant’s self-inculpatory statements were improperly received in evidence. This argument is based on a claimed parallel with the teaching of Bram v United States (168 US 532). At the outset, we accept both the factual presentation of the evidence in this case as stated in the dissent, as well as the statement of the background of Bram—in each…