Judgment unanimously reversed, confession suppressed and a new trial granted.
Memorandum:
Defendant was convicted of manslaughter in the first degree. He maintains among other things that the People's failure to furnish him with his own statements contained in a tape recording violates CPL 240.20 (subd 1, par [b]) and constitutes reversible error; and that this misconduct coupled with other constitutional error mandates reversal of the conviction. Defendant...
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