Court of Appeals of New York

Defendants' convictions of second-degree weapon possession are reversed and remanded, where: 1) the courts below erred in excluding the codefendant's statement to defendant's attorney that the gun belonged to her, and the error was not harmless; and 2) applying the correct legal standard, there was adequate evidence to establish admissibility as a declaration against penal interest under the particular facts of this case.

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• Decided 10/15/2013
• Published 10/15/2013

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• Court of Appeals of New York

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