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People v. Robinson

Citations

  • 679 N.E.2d 1055
  • 89 N.Y.2d 648
  • 657 N.Y.S.2d 575
  • 1997 N.Y. LEXIS 319

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  • concluding that, although not authorized by statute, defendant’s “constitutional right to due process” requires admission of grand jury testimony where declarant is unavailable and hearsay testimony at issue “is material, exculpatory and has sufficient indicia of reliability”
  • allowing defendant, on constitutional principles, to introduce grand jury testimony of unavail able witness, even though such testimony did not fall within recognized hearsay exception
  • allowing defendant, on constitutional principles of due process, to introduce grand jury testimony of unavailable witness, even though such testimony did not fall within recognized hearsay exception
  • Hearsay admissible where the evidence bears sufficient indicia of reliability and the declarant is deceased.

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Judges: Smith

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