The following excerpt is from People v. Little, 371 N.Y.S.2d 726, 83 Misc.2d 321 (N.Y. Cty. Ct. 1975):
In order to determine the substance of each statement and the circumstances under which it was made by declarant, the court conducted a pre-trial hearing to examine the several witnesses involved. (People v. Coniglio, 79 Misc.2d 808, 361 N.Y.S.2d 524.)
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