Case Name: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Granville Boodie, Appellant
Court: New York Court of Appeals
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1970-02-19
Citations: 26 N.Y.2d 779
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Granville Boodie, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: New York Reports
Volume: 26
Pages: 779–781

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Granville Boodie, Appellant.
Submitted January 22, 1970;
decided February 19, 1970.
Lawrence Stern and Milton Adler for appellant.
Frank S. Hogan, District Attorney (Peter F. Schwindt and Michael R. Juviler of counsel), for respondent.

Opinion:
Memorandum. The order should be affirmed. The police obtained a statement from the defendant, following his arraignment, in the absence of his assigned counsel. This was improper, and such statement would not have been admissible in evidence against the defendant. However, the District Attorney was privileged to employ it, in cross-examining the defendant, for impeachment purposes. (See People v. Hudson, 26 N Y 2d 781; People v. Harris, 25 N Y 2d 175; People v. Kulis, 18 N Y 2d 318.) In any event, even if use of the statement were to be regarded as error, it would be deemed harmless since it did not incriminate the defendant. (See, e.g., People v. Miles, 23 N Y 2d 527, 544.)
Chief Judge Fuld and Judges Burke, Scileppi, Bergan, Brietel, Jasen and Gibson concur.
Order affirmed in a memorandum.