PEOPLE v. SHEFFIELD


118 A.D.2d 882 (1986)

The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. James Sheffield, Appellant

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, Second Department.

March 31, 1986


Judgment affirmed.

Shortly after the commission of the crimes, while being interviewed by detectives, an accomplice of the defendant gave statements which implicated the defendant. The accomplice was not produced at trial and, over objection, her statements were admitted through the testimony of the detectives. The defendant contends that because he was unable to cross-examine the accomplice, he was denied his constitutional right to confrontation.

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