PEOPLE v. VEGA

Ind. Nos. 903/18, 903/18. Appeal No. 13109. Case No. 2019-3868.

191 A.D.3d 509 (2021)

138 N.Y.S.3d 326

2021 NY Slip Op 00912

The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Jason Vega, Appellant.

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

Decided February 11, 2021.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Caprice R. Jenerson , Office of the Appellate Defender, New York ( David Bernstein of counsel), for appellant.

Cyrus R. Vance, Jr. , District Attorney, New York ( Samuel Z. Goldfine of counsel), for respondent.

Concur—Acosta, P.J., Kapnick, Singh, Mendez, JJ.


The court providently admitted recordings of phone calls defendant made while in custody. The excerpts at issue were admissions of guilt that were directly relevant to the crimes with which defendant was charged (see People v Frumusa, 29 N.Y.3d 364, 370 [2017]), and any references to defendant's criminal past were part of the context of the admissions. The only reference to a specific...

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