New York Court of Appeals· 4/2/1981

People v. Conyers

Citations

52 N.Y.2d 454
420 N.E.2d 933
438 N.Y.S.2d 741
1981 N.Y. LEXIS 2283

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holding that absent unusual circumstances, evidence of pre-arrest silence is inadmissible even when offered solely to impeach
speaking in terms of a defendant’s “pretrial silence” rather than in terms of a defendant’s “post-arrest silence”
state rules of evidence generally preclude the use of a defendant's pretrial silence to impeach his trial testimony
state rules of evidence generally preclude the use of a defendant’s pretrial silence to impeach his trial testimony
probative value of “pretrial” silence is nearly always outweighed by the risk of undue prejudice: “the use of such evidence for impeachment purposes cannot be justified in the absence of unusual circumstances”
Conyers ID.][ 79 ] Cavanagh and Archer, JJ., concurred with Levin, J. MCL 750.75; MSA 28.270. The issue in the companion case of People v McReavy, 436 Mich 197; 462 NW2d 1 (1990

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Judges: Gabrielli, Meyer

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