MATTER OF CARMELO E.


57 N.Y.2d 431 (1982)

In the Matter of Carmelo E., Appellant.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided November 16, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John F. McGlynn and Lenore Gittis for appellant.

Elizabeth Holtzman, District Attorney (Lois M. Raf and Barbara D. Underwood of counsel), for respondent.

Judges JASEN, GABRIELLI, JONES, WACHTLER, FUCHSBERG and MEYER concur.


Chief Judge COOKE.

An out-of-court confession that is corroborated by evidence that the crime occurred is sufficient to sustain a determination that a youth is a juvenile delinquent, notwithstanding the absence of independent evidence directly linking the youth to the criminal act.

On September 30, 1977, Rosa Valdez was killed in her South Brooklyn home by robbers who ransacked the house and shot Mrs...

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