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PEOPLE v. HAMLIN

71 N.Y.2d 750 (1988)

The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Thaxton Hamlin, Appellant. The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Kurtis A. Brown, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided June 2, 1988.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edward J. Nowak, Public Defender (Howard K. Broder of counsel), for appellant in the first above-entitled action.

Howard R. Relin, District Attorney (Robert Mastrocola of counsel), for respondent in the first above-entitled action.

Michael A. Rosenbloom for appellant in the second above-entitled action.

Howard R. Relin, District Attorney (Robert Mastrocola of counsel), for respondent in the second above-entitled action.

Chief Judge WACHTLER and Judges KAYE, ALEXANDER, TITONE, HANCOCK, JR., and BELLACOSA concur.

SIMONS, J.

Defendants and another, Billy Joe Green, have been found guilty of murdering defendant Brown's wife, Susan. All three executed written statements confessing to their parts in the crime and the statements were received in evidence during their joint trial. Only defendant Brown testified. He repudiated his statement, claiming that it was obtained illegally and as the result of psychological coercion...

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