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People v. De George

Citations

  • 73 N.Y.2d 614
  • 541 N.E.2d 11
  • 543 N.Y.S.2d 11
  • 1989 N.Y. LEXIS 669

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  • holding that silence in police presence is inadmissible because it is a natural reaction
  • holding that silence in police presence is inadmissible because it is a natural reaction
  • noting that silence can be motivated by, among other things, “a person’s awareness that he is under no obligation to speak or to the natural caution that arises from his knowledge that anything he says might later be used against him at trial” (quotation omitted)

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Judges: Simons

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