PEOPLE v. WATERS


27 N.Y.2d 553 (1970)

The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Howard Waters, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided May 28, 1970.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert B. Haynes and Milton Adler for appellant.

Burton B. Roberts, District Attorney (Peter Grishman and Arnold Kideckel of counsel), for respondent.

Chief Judge FULD and Judges BURKE, SCILEPPI, BERGAN, BREITEL, JASEN and GIBSON concur in Per Curiam opinion.


Per Curiam.

Promptly after his arraignment in Criminal Court and the assignment of counsel, defendant wrote a personal note to the Grand Jury asking to appear before it and "tell his story". This was without the knowledge of his counsel. Defendant's testimony was taken under waiver of immunity. The District Attorney did not notify defendant's counsel of his intended appearance before the Grand Jury.

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