Legal Opinion

People v. Comfort

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

Decided June 2, 1989PublishedCited by 15 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Judgment unanimously affirmed. Memorandum: There is no merit to defendant’s assertion that the statement of codefendant John Ives, tending to implicate defendant in the crime charged, was improperly admitted. We conclude that the statement of Ives to the undercover police officers that defendant was “part of the deal” was properly admitted under the exception to the hearsay rule that admissions of a coconspirator made in furtherance of the conspiracy are admissible against all other coconspirators.

*1020It has long been a rule in New York that, although an admission made by one defendant is not…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. People v. BerkowitzNew York Court of Appeals · 1980
  2. People v. DanielsNew York Court of Appeals · 1975
  3. People v. SandersNew York Court of Appeals · 1982
  4. People v. SalkoNew York Court of Appeals · 1979
  5. People v. BrownNew York Court of Appeals · 1970

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3Cited by15 opinions

  1. United States v. United States Currency in the Amount of $228,536.00, Appeal of Edward A. Parker, Claimant-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1990
  2. People v. GlennAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1992
  3. People v. GreenAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1991
  4. People v. BoldenAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1990
  5. People v. WolfAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2001

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