Does a defendant have a right to examine a witness' prior statement?
"New York", United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Epps, 325 N.Y.S.2d 818, 67 Misc.2d 907 (N.Y. App. Term 1971):
Discussing a defendant's right to examine a witness' prior statement, Fuld, J. (now Ch. J.) said in People v. Malinsky, Supra, 15 N.Y.2d 86, 90, 262 N.Y.S.2d 65, 70, 209 N.E.2d 694, 699:
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