New York Court of Appeals

People v. Bacon

June 18, 20252025 NY Slip Op 03692

Summary

The Court of Appeals affirmed because the defendant did not preserve his constitutional challenge to the admission of the victims' out-of-court statements. Although counsel referred to the lack of an opportunity to cross-examine, the surrounding colloquy showed that the motion was made and understood solely as a legal-sufficiency challenge, and the trial court did not rule on a Confrontation Clause issue.