PEOPLE v. SCHREINER


77 N.Y.2d 733 (1991)

The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Richard Schreiner, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided May 7, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joel Atlas and Philip L. Weinstein for appellant.

John J. Santucci, District Attorney (Gary Fidel of counsel), for respondent.

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


ALEXANDER, J.

Defendant appeals his conviction, by jury verdict, of second degree murder (Penal Law § 125.25 [1]) and fourth degree criminal possession of a weapon (Penal Law § 265.01). He contends that his statement made during a psychiatric examination pursuant to CPL 330.20 (11) in which he confessed to the murder, had been hypnotically induced and thus was improperly received in evidence against...

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