The People of the State of New York v. Stanley Kulis

Summary

The New York Court of Appeals affirmed the manslaughter conviction, holding that a statement obtained after the defendant’s request for counsel may be admitted for the limited purpose of impeaching his credibility, distinguishing that use from the direct use barred by the exclusionary rule. The Court relied on the distinction articulated in Walder and other precedents. A dissent argued that such statements should be excluded entirely and would reverse the judgment.