People v. Acomb
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Dillon, P. J.
Defendant stands convicted of manslaughter in the first degree for the shooting slaying of his nephew. Two of the errors asserted on appeal were of such dimension that defendant was denied a fair trial. The trial court erred in permitting a witness to testify to statements of the victim *3made at the scene of the shooting indicating that the defendant was the perpetrator. It was also error to deny defendant’s motion to strike the testimony of a prosecution witness who testified on direct examination to an, admission by defendant but who took refuge in his right…
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