New York Court of Appeals

The People of the State of New York v. James Sugden

December 20, 197435 N.Y.2d 453

Summary

The Court affirmed the conviction, holding that a prosecution psychiatrist may rely in part on an out‑of‑court written statement of a witness who testified at trial, and that any violation of the defendant's right to counsel in obtaining his statement and reenactment was harmless error.