PEOPLE v. COCHRANE

Ind No. 1690/16. Appeal No. 14072. Case No. 2018-3202.

195 A.D.3d 525 (2021)

145 N.Y.S.3d 801

2021 NY Slip Op 03917

The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Anthony Cochrane, Appellant.

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

Decided June 17, 2021.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert S. Dean , Center for Appellate Litigation, New York ( Arielle I. Reid of counsel), for appellant.

Cyrus R. Vance, Jr. , District Attorney, New York ( Dana Poole of counsel), for respondent.

Concur— Acosta, P.J., Webber, Mazzarelli, Kennedy, JJ.


The court providently exercised its discretion in admitting limited evidence that following his arrest immediately after the crime, defendant told the police that he did not follow the "rules" of New York because they did not apply to him. This was probative of defendant's intent (see People v Latnie, 180 A.D.3d 1238, 1243 [3d Dept 2020]). The probative value of this evidence outweighed its potential for prejudice (see generally People v Frumusa,

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