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People v. Conyers

49 N.Y.2d 861 Court N.Y. Decision date 1980-03-20 English

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p. 861
The People of the State of New York, Appellant, v Thomas Conyers, Respondent.
Submitted February 19, 1980;
decided March 20, 1980

Motion to amend remittitur granted. Return of remittitur requested and, when returned, it will be amended by adding thereto the following: Upon the appeal herein there was presented and necessarily passed upon a question under the

p. 862
Constitution of the United States, viz.: Whether cross-examination of a criminal defendant, for impeachment purposes, concerning his silence at the time of arrest, is violative of defendant’s Federal constitutional rights. The Court of Appeals considered this question and concluded that such questioning does violate defendant’s Federal constitutional rights. [See 49 NY2d 174 .]

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