Case Name: The People of the State of New York, Appellant, v. Thomas Conyers, Respondent
Court: New York Court of Appeals
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1980-03-20
Citations: 49 N.Y.2d 861
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York, Appellant, v Thomas Conyers, Respondent.
Judges: 
Reporter: New York Reports
Volume: 49
Pages: 861–862

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

Opinion:
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 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.]