PEOPLE v. JAMES


242 A.D.2d 389 (1997)

661 N.Y.S.2d 273

The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Kelly James, Also Known as Eric Johnson, Appellant

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

August 25, 1997


Ordered that the judgment is reversed, on the law, and a new trial is ordered.

The defendant contends that the trial court erred in denying his request to present the Grand Jury testimony of Anton Stewart, who testified at the Grand Jury that the defendant was framed by the police, and who had since become unavailable to testify at trial. We agree.

It is now recognized that a defendant's constitutional right to due process requires the admission of hearsay...

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