PEOPLE v. TARSIA


50 N.Y.2d 1 (1980)

The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Joseph Tarsia, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided April 1, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Remo A. Allio for appellant.

Patrick D. Monserrate, District Attorney (Patrick H. Mathews of counsel), for respondent.

Chief Judge COOKE and Judges JASEN, GABRIELLI, JONES, WACHTLER and MEYER concur.


FUCHSBERG, J.

On this appeal, in the face of the trial strategy adopted by the defendant, we conclude that it was not error to admit testimony concerning the defendant's submission to a voice stress evaluation test or a tape recording of the test questions and answers. Additionally, we hold that defendant's oral and written inculpatory statements were not rendered involuntary as a matter of law merely because they...

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