New York Court of Appeals
The People of the State of New York v. John C. Mitchell
March 30, 198358 N.Y.2d 368
Summary
The Court of Appeals affirmed the murder conviction, holding that the defendant's statements to legal secretaries were not protected by attorney‑client privilege, that his remarks to a jail guard were admissible as spontaneous statements, and that the erroneous Sandstrom jury instruction was harmless error.