Judgment reversed, on the law, and a new trial ordered.
At the joint trial of appellant and his codefendant, Rafael Cruz, the latter's confession implicating appellant was admitted into evidence unredacted. Neither defendant testified at trial. Cruz, however, testified at a Huntley hearing at which he denied ever having made the confession. Accordingly, appellant's attorney declined to cross-examine Cruz at the hearing. As a general rule, the so-called Bruton...
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