Does a defendant have the right to a pretrial examination of his own statements in the hands of the prosecution?
"New York", United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Carothers, 203 N.Y.S.2d 512, 24 Misc.2d 734 (N.Y. Cty. Ct. 1960):
The same court has denied the defendant the right to a pretrial examination of his statements in the hands of the prosecution. People v. Higgins, 1960, 21 Misc.2d 94, 196 N.Y.S.2d 222. See also State v. Tune, 13 N.J. 203, 98 A.2d 881.
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