The People of the State of New York, Respondent v. Howard B. Reese, Appellant

Summary

The New York Court of Appeals reversed the lower courts and ordered a new trial, holding that an out‑of‑state fingerprint certificate is inadmissible, that identity must be proved beyond a reasonable doubt, that a defendant's silence may not be used against him, and that peremptory challenges are not permitted in the collateral identity proceeding.