Legal Opinion
People v. Hardy
New York Court of Appeals
Decided February 17, 2005PublishedCited by 92 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Ciparick, J.
In this appeal, the parties agree that the admission of a non-testifying codefendant’s plea allocution was subject to the requirements of the Sixth Amendment’s Confrontation Clause as recently articulated by the United States Supreme Court in Crawford v Washington (541 US 36 [2004]). We hold that, in light of Crawford, the trial court erred in admitting the plea allocution. Moreover, the error was not harmless beyond a reasonable doubt and therefore compels reversal.
Facts
On November 6, 1998, Jeanne Garcia and her husband, Joseph Garcia, parked their automobile…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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- Crawford v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
- People v. CrimminsNew York Court of Appeals · 1975
- Ohio v. RobertsSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Griffith v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1987
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