PEOPLE v. CARMONA


82 N.Y.2d 603 (1993)

627 N.E.2d 959

606 N.Y.S.2d 879

The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Elias Carmona, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided December 20, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gary E. Eisenberg, Monroe, for appellant.

Carl A. Vergari, District Attorney of Westchester County, White Plains (Bruce Edward Kelly and Maryanne Luciano of counsel), for respondent.

Chief Judge KAYE and Judges SIMONS and LEVINE concur with Judge TITONE; Judge SMITH concurs in result in a separate opinion in which Judges HANCOCK, JR., and BELLACOSA concur.


TITONE, J.

On March 15, 1987, Olga Estremera was killed in defendant's apartment. Following that slaying, defendant fled to Miami, Florida, where he confessed to police after consulting with two clergymen. The issue in this appeal from the affirmance of defendant's homicide conviction is whether the inculpatory contents of his conversations with the clergymen were properly admitted against him at trial. Resolution...

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