PEOPLE v. BUCKMAN


124 A.D.2d 1040 (1986)

The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Hashim Buckman, Appellant

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

November 10, 1986


Judgment unanimously affirmed.

Memorandum:

The People's use of the prior testimony of defendant's accomplice for impeachment purposes did not violate the hearsay rule or defendant's confrontation rights. The hearsay rule bars the admission of an out-of-court statement offered for the truth of the facts asserted therein. Here, the prior inconsistent testimony of Harris was not admitted for the truth of the statement...

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