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PEOPLE v. CHIN

67 N.Y.2d 22 (1986)

The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Billy Chin, Appellant. The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Peter Chan, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided February 11, 1986.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David Samel and William F. Hellerstein for appellant in the first above-entitled action.

James B. McCarthy for appellant in the second above-entitled action.

Robert M. Morgenthau, District Attorney (Vija Kemanis and Amyjane Rettew of counsel), for respondent in the first and second above-entitled actions.

Chief Judge WACHTLER and Judges MEYER, SIMONS, KAYE and ALEXANDER concur; Judge HANCOCK, JR., taking no part.

TITONE, J.

Defendants Peter Chan and Billy Chin appeal from orders of the Appellate Division, First Department, which affirmed separate judgments of the Supreme Court, New York County, convicting them of attempted murder in the second degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence. The pivotal issue is whether they were denied their constitutional right to confront an adverse witness, the victim of the crime...

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