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PEOPLE v. THOMPSON

71 N.Y.2d 918 (1988)

The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Hamilton Thompson, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided April 21, 1988.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Frederick N. Saal and Philip L. Weinstein for appellant.

Robert M. Morgenthau, District Attorney (Barbara A. Sheehan and Norman Barclay of counsel), for respondent.

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

MEMORANDUM.

The order of the Appellate Division should be reversed and a new trial ordered.

At defendant's trial on charges of burglary, sodomy and related offenses, defense counsel constructed a defense around the inconsistencies between complainant's initial version to the police and her later Grand Jury and trial testimony. After the complaining witness completed her testimony, the arresting

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