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People v. Arena

Court of Appeals of the State of New York
Dec 17, 1979
48 N.Y.2d 944 (N.Y. 1979)

Opinion

Argued November 15, 1979

Decided December 17, 1979

Appeal from the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the Fourth Judicial Department, DAVID O. BOEHM, J.

Peter C. Sulli, Sr., for appellant.

Lawrence T. Kurlander, District Attorney (Sharon P. Stiller of counsel), for respondent.


MEMORANDUM.

The order appealed from should be affirmed. The dispositive issue on this appeal is whether a sufficient foundation was provided for the introduction of a tape recording of a conversation between defendant and his victim. We conclude that the uncontradicted testimony of that victim, who identified the recording as a fair and accurate reproduction of the conversation, was sufficient to support the decision of the trial court to admit the recording into evidence in the absence of any indication that the tape had been altered (see People v McGee, 49 N.Y.2d 48). We have examined defendant's other contentions, and find them to be devoid of any merit.

Chief Judge COOKE and Judges JASEN, GABRIELLI, JONES, WACHTLER and FUCHSBERG concur; Judge MEYER concurs on the basis stated in his concurring opinion in People v McGee ( 49 N.Y.2d 48).

Order affirmed in a memorandum.


Summaries of

People v. Arena

Court of Appeals of the State of New York
Dec 17, 1979
48 N.Y.2d 944 (N.Y. 1979)
Case details for

People v. Arena

Case Details

Full title:THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Respondent, v. LEO ARENA, Appellant

Court:Court of Appeals of the State of New York

Date published: Dec 17, 1979

Citations

48 N.Y.2d 944 (N.Y. 1979)
425 N.Y.S.2d 60
401 N.E.2d 183

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