Judgment affirmed.
The trial court properly excluded police records of a 911 telephone call made by the defendant to the police in which the defendant claimed that the deceased had been shot by an unidentified male. In order for proof to qualify for admission into evidence under the business record exception to the hearsay rule (CPLR 4518 [a]), it must be demonstrated that the declarant was under a duty to report the occurrence to the entrant (see, Cover...
Let's get started
Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.
- Updated daily.
- Uncompromising quality.
- Complete, Accurate, Current.
