Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.
The defendant and 1 of his 3 other codefendants, Clarence Smith, were jointly tried on charges stemming from the shooting and death of Gary Gelish at Eppie's Auto Parts store in Queens on October 27, 1983. On the day following the homicide, the defendant and his codefendant Smith made "substantially identical" statements to law enforcement officials, and the Trial Judge, in reliance upon the law prevailing at the time (see...
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