PEOPLE v. COTTO


240 A.D.2d 193 (1997)

658 N.Y.S.2d 278

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

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, First Department.

June 5, 1997


The court properly admitted into evidence the unsworn but highly reliable out-of-court statements of a prosecution witness (see, 169 Misc.2d 194), since misconduct by defendant in intimidating the witness was established by clear and convincing evidence (People v Geraci, 85 N.Y.2d 359), including evidence that the witness was threatened by unknown persons almost immediately after his...

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